RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine group lost $3 million last year
Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit group founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., recorded a more than 30% drop in revenue last year, according to recent tax filings.
Now RFK Jr. Has Chance to Steer Vaccine and Health Policy
Longtime Democrat and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.is poised to take a health role in a new Trump administration and wage war on chronic disease by attacking everything from fluoride in drinking water to sugary drinks paid for by food stamps.
RFK Jr. wants to change vaccine practices. Trump may empower him to do it.
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CDC director warns about RFK Jr.’s skeptical vaccine views
Robert F. Kennedy has been critical of immunizations, contending they lack effectiveness and have links to autism, claims that have been debunked.
Here’s What An RFK Jr. Health Role In A Trump Administration Could Look Like: Vaccine Skepticism, Fluoride Ban
Kennedy has suggested he would ban fluoride in drinking water after being appointed to an unspecified health post in former President Donald Trump’s upcoming second administration.
Could RFK Jr.'s vaccine skepticism put children at risk for preventable diseases?
A Northeastern University professor says public health experts are concerned that vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is setting the stage for confusion about childhood vaccination schedules—even among parents who wish to have their children immunized.
Vaccine Stocks Drop on Worries About an RFK Jr. Role
It’s too early to know if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have an important healthcare role in a second Trump administration, but investors in vaccine stocks are already taking cover. Stocks of vaccine-makers were underperforming on Wednesday,
CDC Chief Warns About RFK Jr.’s Skeptical Views on Vaccines
The top US public health official warned about the threat of curtailing vaccination efforts as longtime skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepares for an influential role in the incoming Trump administration.
RFK Jr. Says 'I've Never Been Anti-Vaccine'—Here Are the Facts
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may have a significant influence on public health matters following Donald Trump's presidential victory ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Reveals Plans to Fire 600 Federal Health Workers
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What Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might do to undermine vaccines — and what they likely can’t
RFK Jr. may push the FDA to gather more data, and could try to fill the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ...
How Might Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Influence the White House?
Kennedy has said he wants to end the FDA’s ‘war on public health’ and has said Trump wants him to ‘reorganize’ entire ...
Trump campaign quietly distances itself from RFK Jr after new vaccine safety comments
Donald Trump’s team appeared to be quietly distancing itself from Robert F Kennedy Jr in the immediate aftermath of the ...