The head of the largest organisation of public health professionals in the US says it will "absolutely oppose" RFK Jr's nomination as the next US health secretary.

Jimmy Kimmel reacted to Donald Trump nominating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a prominent vaccine skeptic — as secretary of health and human services during his “Jimmy Kimmel Live” monologue on Thursday night, saying the decision is “heavy on the F.” “Who better to be in charge of health and humans than a guy whose …

CNN's Abby Phillip pointed to "another person who tried to raise concerns" about food served to American children.

Although Trump signaled in the runup to the election that he planned to let the vaccine skeptic “go wild” on health, food and medicine, Kennedy’s official selection for the nation’s top health post sent shockwaves through the public health world,

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, on Thursday Trump announced that he had chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr for Secretary of Health and Human Services. He is a conspiracy theorist who claims he had a worm in his brain and admits to picking up a dead bear on the side of the road and dumping it in Central Park for a laugh.

Trump’s appointments would be dark comedy were it not a calculated effort to turn the United States into an autocracy—to place loyalty to a single individual above that shown to the Constitution.

Following the decision by the president-elect, many medical professionals were left aghast that a man who has previously been accused of amplifying conspiracy theories—most notably about the COVID vaccine—could potentially be in charge of the health of 350 million Americans from January if he is confirmed by the Senate.

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Among his latest choice of loyalists and hardliners to lead the next administration, Trump selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental activist who has spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the United States' top health agency. He also named his defense lawyers to top Justice Department posts.

Image shows social media post from RFK Jr. promising to bankrupt 'packaged food companies' A Nov. 10 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a screenshot of

Donald Trump's pick for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services is a fan of raw milk, despite the FDA saying it can cause illness.