Physicians and public health advocates are strongly opposing the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, citing his promotion of dangerous medical misinformation.
Their letter calls the choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , who is known for promoting false medical claims, “a slap in the face” to health care professionals. “The health and well-being of 336 million Americans depend on leadership at HHS that prioritizes science, evidence-based medicine, and strengthening the integrity of our public health system,” the letter reads. “RFK Jr. is not only unqualified to lead this essential agency — he is actively dangerous.
” by the Committee to Protect Health Care, a physicians advocacy group. Beyond his well-documented anti-vaccine views and advocacy, the letter cites other conspiracy theories Kennedy has actively spread, including baseless claims about a link between school shootings and antidepressants and his promotion of disproven treatments for Covid-19. “This appointment is a slap in the face to every health care professional who has spent their lives working to protect patients from preventable illness and death,” the letter says. Kennedy has been meeting with Republican and Democratic senators on Capitol Hill in anticipation of his confirmation hearing, the date for which has not yet been set. Kennedy would need all but three Republican votes if all the Senate’s Democrats vote against his confirmation. Kennedy did not return a request for comment on the letter. Asked by text about the swell of opposition from doctors and public health organizations to Trump’s intention to nominate Kennedy, Katie Miller, Kennedy’s spokesperson within the Trump transition team, dismissed the backlash as “just another grift” that would “bilk donors” to advocacy groups. “Robert F Kennedy Jr will be confirmed and those who are spending their time undermining him will have no place and no voice at HHS,” Miller said by text. “Good luck and best wishes to them.” urging health care professionals to contact their senators and the American Medical Association are just the latest responses from physicians and public health advocates to Kennedy’s controversial selection. this week with a report and digital ads highlighting Kennedy’s 2019 trip to Samoa before a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, most of them children. This week, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a physician, that vaccine misinformation spread by Kennedy played a role in Samoa’s outbreak and warned that appointing him at the Department of Health and Human Services would jeopardize public health. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyGreen appeared alongside members of Congress with backgrounds in public health Wednesday at a news conference opposing Kennedy organized by 314 Action, a progressive political action committee dedicated to electing scientists. Kennedy’s allies and a dedicated PAC, American Values 2024, have framed opposition to his selection as having been orchestrated by pharmaceutical companies to silence him and impede his efforts to make America healthy. The Committee to Protect Health Care, which is not funded by the pharmaceutical industry or for-profit health corporations, has been active in opposing drug companies in state-level efforts to install prescription drug affordability boards. “We definitely are no friend of Pharma, and they’re no friend to us,” said the committee’s executive director, Dr. Rob Davidson, a Michigan emergency room physician.“Kennedy presents a clear and present danger,” he said. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who may play a key role in public health issues under Trump’s second administration, offered more details on what he would do in that role.Senate set to advance Laken Riley Act to crack down on illegal immigratio
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