RFK Jr. is Trump’s pick to lead HHS — here’s what he could do with that power

CNBC November 19, 2024
Annika Kim Constantino

Key Points

– President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a notorious vaccine skeptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

– That selection is sounding the alarm in the public health community and leaving the biotech and pharmaceutical industries cautious of potential changes to come.

– But there will be limits to Kennedy’s power since some of his proposals may not easily pass through Congress.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services – a selection that is raising fears in the public health community and leaving the biotech and pharmaceutical industries bracing for disruptions to drug development.

Trump’s announcement on Thursday gives Kennedy,...

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