How RFK Jr.’s hand-picked CDC advisory panel voted on COVID vaccines and more

The unpredictable meeting followed a full shakeup by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to rid the expert advisory panel of what he claims are the pharmaceutical industry’s corporate interests. Read More

RFK Jr. makes announcement following backlash from CDC officials: 'Will leave us ill prepared for future health emergencies'

A meeting of advisers chosen by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to guide US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine recommendations ended abruptly Thursday with ... Read More

Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel meeting on COVID-19 and childhood vaccines

A vaccine advisory committee handpicked by U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. met in Atlanta for two days this week to consider various vaccine recommendations ... Read More

RFK. Jr’s family members say he is a ‘threat’ to Americans’ health and call for his resignation

Members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family are calling for him to step down as health secretary. This follows a contentious congressional hearing this past week, when the Trump Cabinet official faced ... Read More

Former CDC directors say RFK Jr. is endangering Americans' health

Nine former directors of the CDC are speaking out, saying Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is endangering the health of Americans. Read More

Over 1,000 Health Experts Say RFK Jr. Is Endangering America’s Health, Demand Resignation

A group of Health and Human Services employees is joining Bernie Sanders in his push for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign. More than 1,000 current and former employees of […] The post Over 1,000 Health ... Read More

The sins of health ‘experts’ gave us RFK Jr.

Whatever damage Robert F. Kennedy Jr. does to the public health bureaucracy can be traced to the damage "experts" did during the pandemic. Read More

Senate Hearing with RFK Jr. Sparks Backlash From Scientists and Health Experts

On Thursday a combative and acerbic Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance and fielded angry questions ... Read More

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': On Capitol Hill, RFK Defends Firings at CDC

Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the ... Read More

Health experts: RFK Jr., DeSantis put children’s health at risk with anti-vaccine push

Virginia has high measles vaccination rates, with approximately 95 percent of kindergarteners fully vaccinated against measles, but dangerous rhetoric from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F ... Read More