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Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27, 2024.On Thursday, president-elect Donald Trump announced the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted anti-vaccination crusader who frequently promotes disinformation on public health issues, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services .
Lawrence O. Gostin, an expert in public health law at Georgetown University, has also suggested that, while there are aspects of public health policy that need changing, Kennedy’s viewpoints are dangerous to the public.“I don’t trust Kennedy,” Gostin added, noting that “he’s influenced by conspiracy theories on social media, and he has no fidelity to science and evidence.”
“There’s no telling how far an anti-vaxxer & fringe conspiracy theorist like RFK Jr. could set America back in terms of public health, reproductive rights, research, & more,” Sen. Patty Murray If you feel rage, despondency, confusion and deep fear today, you are not alone. We’re feeling it too. We are heartsick.
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