CNBC November 5, 2024
Key Points
– Donald Trump has said he will give Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a notorious vaccine skeptic and conspiracy theorist, a major health role during his second term as president.
– Some health experts said elevating Kennedy, even in an informal Trump administration role, could potentially lead to severe consequences for patients, drugmakers and the nation’s public health overall.
– Experts said that could potentially look like lower vaccination rates, increases in preventable disease and greater distrust in federal health agencies.
Donald Trump has made one clear promise about who could help take up the government’s health reins during his second term as president: notorious vaccine skeptic and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Trump has been...
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