Gottlieb: RFK Jr. ‘will cost lives’ if he follows through on health plans

[Opinion] Dems Let Trump, RFK Jr. Rewrite History of Covid Pandemic

We should have taken honest stock of which Covid public health policies were effective and which weren't. Now, anti-vaxxers are in charge of those policies.

Former FDA Commissioner Warns Against Confirming Kennedy

Scott Gottlieb, who led the Food and Drug Administration during Trump's previous term, on Friday warned that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could “cost lives” if confirmed as the next secretary of Health and Human Services. Via the Washington Post: “You’re going to see measles, mumps and rubella vaccination rates go down,” Gottlieb said on CNBC, referencing Kennedy’s longtime criticism of federal recommendations for childhood immunizations, and noting a …

Markey predicts RFK Jr. hearing will spark ‘uproar’

BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, joined by a cohort of Massachusetts health leaders, has declared he will vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary, saying Americans need a leader who...

Ex-FDA Commissioner Says RFK Jr. 'Will Cost Lives' As Head Of HHS

Scott Gottlieb, who served early on in Trump's first term, is now warning senators about the impact Kennedy could have on public health.

RFK Jr. Was on Losing Side of California Vaccine Fights. Now, Trump Wants Him in His Cabinet

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. Five years ago, hundreds of people crowded the halls of the state Capitol protesting legislation that sought to tighten California’s vaccine rules. Outside, music blasted something about a revolution and people carried signs that read “Vaccine mandates violate bodily autonomy.”From the sea of red-clad prote…

Trump's former FDA commissioner warns about RFK Jr.: ‘It will cost lives in this country’

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Trump’s former FDA commissioner, said he has concerns about the president-elect’s pick for health secretary.