Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced scrutiny during his Senate confirmation hearing as Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Massachusetts health experts, such as Lara Jirmanus, expressed concerns about Kennedy's history of vaccine skepticism and the potential impact of his anti-science views on public health. Kennedy, although stating he is pro-vaccine, has previously opposed various vaccines and contributed to vaccine skepticism during the pandemic. Organizations like the Massachusetts Public Health Alliance voiced their opposition to his nomination, fearing it would undermine health priorities.
Just speaking about my day-to-day as a primary care physician, trying to convince individual patients to accept individual vaccines when the world that we live in is not repeatedly affirming the importance of them, it becomes a battle.
The Massachusetts Public Health Alliance explicitly opposed Kennedy's nomination and urged senators to vote against his confirmation in a statement Tuesday.
His past positions, including those surrounding COVID-19, have raised concerns about an anti-science focus that could adversely impact public health priorities.
Kennedy has an extensive record of spreading disinformation on health topics, which worries health experts about the credibility of HHS under his potential leadership.
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