Healthcare DIVE November 20, 2024
Kennedy’s views on vaccines in particular are causing alarm among some physicians and investors.
President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to nominate vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the HHS caused a stir last week, with some politicians and industry groups applauding Kennedy’s anti-establishment ideas, while others worried his leadership could send the nation backward on public health.
Kennedy has espoused a number of controversial views about healthcare in recent years, including that Wi-Fi causes cancer, that the Food and Drug Administration is waging a “war on public health” and that AIDS may not be caused by HIV.
If confirmed, Kennedy will oversee an 80,000-strong department, including the FDA and CMS, which provides insurance coverage to more than...
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