Vaccine-sceptic Robert F Kennedy secures Health Secretary post
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Donald Trump has appointed former independent presidential candidate and vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services as part of his new administration. The nomination, which requires Senate approval, would put Kennedy in charge of a vast agency overseeing drug regulation, food safety, medical research, and welfare programmes.
Announcing the decision on his Truth Social platform, Trump criticised the “industrial food complex and drug companies” for spreading “deception, misinformation, and disinformation” about public health, promising that Kennedy would help make America “great and healthy again.”
RFK Jr., nephew of President John F. Kennedy and a prominent figure from a well-known political family, was previously a successful environmental lawyer known for challenging corporations like Monsanto. In recent years, however, he has become a vocal critic of vaccines, particularly through his anti-vaccine nonprofit, Children’s Health Defense, which gained influence during the pandemic.
Kennedy maintains that he is not anti-vaccine and has never advised the public to avoid vaccinations, though he has frequently expressed scepticism, claiming that “no vaccine is safe and effective,” contradicting established scientific consensus.
