MedPage Today December 22, 2024
Stephanie Armour and Julie Rovner, KFF Health News

— Candidates have promoted policies and goals that put them at odds with one another

Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s candidates for federal health agencies have promoted policies and goals that put them at odds with one another or with Trump’s choice to run the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., setting the stage for internal friction over public health initiatives.

The picks hold different views on matters such as limits on abortion, the safety of childhood vaccines, the COVID-19 response, and the use of weight-loss medications. The divide pits Trump picks who adhere to more traditional and orthodox science, such as the long-held, scientifically supported findings that vaccines are safe, against often unsubstantiated views...

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Topics: Congress / White House, FDA, Govt Agencies, HHS
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