US EditionDozens of Nobel laureates sign letter opposing RFK Jr. as Trump's health secretary
- Seventy-Seven Nobel Prize winners sent an open letter to the US Senate opposing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services, citing his "lack of credentials" and anti-vaccine beliefs.
- The Nobel laureates warned that placing Kennedy in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services would put the public's health in jeopardy.
- Kennedy, with no medical background, has spent years spreading conspiracy theories about vaccines and recently spread misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines.
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Kennedy's Controversial Nomination: Health Department's Fate Hangs in the Balance - Real News Now
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of the candidates for the Donald Trump cabinet, finds his chance of confirmation in the Senate in a precarious position. A selection of senators, known for their unpredictable stances, are unsure about whether they should vote to confirm the notorious vaccine skecptics’s nominee as the head of the Department of Health and Human Services. The senators to watch include Susan Collins from Maine, Lisa Murkowski from Alaska…
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More than 75 Nobel laureates signed a letter asking the U.S. Senate not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, citing his opposition to vaccines among their concerns. William Brangham takes a deeper look at Kennedy's record on that issue and what impact he could have leading the nation's health agencies.
Robert Kennedy Jr. attacked by Nobel Prizes. The announcement of his appointment as head of the Ministry of Health has provoked numerous criticisms, especially from the scientific community, reports Le Parisien. This is the case of 77 Nobel laureates in medicine, physics, chemistry or economics who wrote an open letter to American senators to express their opposition to this choice. “In view of his record, placing Mr. Kennedy in charge of the Mi…
Given Kennedy’s anti-science views, researchers doubt his suitability for the office.
Nobel laureates criticize RFK Jr. HHS nomination over 'lack of credentials,' vaccine stance
More than 70 Nobel Prize winners have written a letter urging the United States Senate to reject President-elect Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
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