Forbes December 26, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went to Capitol Hill last week to make the case for his confirmation as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. According to the Wall Street Journal, he sought to “play down the topic of vaccines, adhere tightly to President-elect Donald Trump’s messaging on abortion, and talk up healthy food and preventing chronic disease.”
If Kennedy and his allies focus on preventing chronic disease, they could improve the health of tens of millions of Americans and lower healthcare spending – a major challenge for our government and American families. But if they defund effective public health programs, curtail infectious disease research and seek to undermine Americans’ confidence in vaccines, they’ll open the door...
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