Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine advocate, was sworn in as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Feb. 13, a move that experts said could be devastating for access to vaccines for communities like Fort Worth, which already has unusually low vaccination rates.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Thursday to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The vote was along party lines in the Republican-controlled Senate,