Trump taps RFK Jr. to run HHS, nominating vaccine skeptic for nation’s top health role RFK Jr.’s nomination could face scrutiny in the Senate

https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/14/trump-to-nominate-rfk-jr-hhs-secretary-health-care-maha/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--LMwvHLTdUZWTKJvwkNuFZ_XaBV6bL-fCKpGvYvIkL_4gKp2lv4UQurWSFuk2C34UZ6jvZojAN02brJYkk9NVCqL3Cig&_hsmi=334022212&utm_content=334022212&utm_source=hs_email President-elect Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime environmental lawyer vaccine skeptic, for the nation’s top health care job, leading the Department of Health and Human Services. RFK Jr. has pledged to end “corporate corruption” at federal health and science agencies, and said he would clear out “entire departments” at the FDA. He also has for years pushed unfounded theories that immunizations can cause autism and chronic illnesses. The Senate will ultimately decide whether to confirm RFK Jr. to the role, though Trump has raised the prospect of sidestepping lawmakers.