Public Health Experts Groan as RFK Jr. Pitches Vaccines as 'Personal Choice'
Vaccines are most effective at scale when enough people get them to provide "herd immunity" from a virus, doctors and officials say.
Why RFK Jr. nomination sets off alarms among many public health specialists
The anti-vaccine activist could oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.
Public Health Experts Alarmed at Trump’s Pick of RFK Jr. to Lead HHS
One compares Kennedy being considered to “having somebody who doesn’t believe in gravity being the head of NASA.”
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How RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement Could Radically Transform Public Health
Donald Trump has said he’ll appoint the political scion and prominent vaccine skeptic as secretary of Health and Human Services. Here's why the experts are concerned.
GOP backlash against RFK Jr.’s nomination could jeopardize his confirmation
The president of the anti-abortion group SBA Pro-Life America, said “there's no question that we need a pro-life HHS secretary, and of course, we have concerns about” Kennedy.
Trump Nominates RFK Jr. to Top U.S. Health Job
Kennedy Jr. attends a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. November 1, 2024. REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he has selected Robert F.
How the states can protect public health from the federal fringe takeover
No matter where we live, we should ask what our state doing to protect our families against rancorous false cries against ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Revealed What Is Missing in Public Health Messaging
And I write about public health, pregnancy, and parenting. I have spent many years now writing for a broader audience about ...
How will a Trump presidency reshape US public health? A look at his plans.
In August, Trump said he wouldn't rule out taking away access to mifepristone, which was also mentioned by the policy ...
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California health officials report first known case of a new form of mpox in the US
The first known case of clade I mpox in the U.S. was recently discovered in a person in California, the Centers for Disease ...
California confirms first US case of more severe mpox strain -- but risk to public remains low
Health officials in California have confirmed the first domestic case of a more severe strain of mpox in a traveler from ...
California reports first U.S. case of new mpox strain in San Mateo County, health officials say
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of ...
Here’s how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to remake the nation’s top health agencies
If confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would control the world’s largest public health ...
Tribal leaders ask feds to declare syphilis outbreak a public health emergency
This year in South Dakota, of 649 documented cases of syphilis, 546 have been among Native Americans, who make up only 9 ...
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5 critical health shield strategies against pediatric COVID-19 threats
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically transformed our understanding of public health, particularly when it comes to ...