Advisory Board November 12, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has promised that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have a significant health-related role in his administration. Here’s what that could mean for vaccine policy, leadership of health-related government agencies, and more.
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The effect RFK Jr. could have on healthcare in the US
During his campaign, Trump said he plans to let Kennedy “go wild on health. I’m going to let him go wild on the food. I’m going to let him go wild on medicines.”
For his part, Kennedy said that Trump promised him “control of the public health agencies,” including HHS, CDC, FDA, NIH, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. However, Trump transition cochair Howard Lutnick said days before...