Summary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed to overhaul parts of the FDA, specifically targeting the agency’s nutrition department, which he claims “are not doing their jobs” and failing to protect public health.

Kennedy, a known opponent of vaccinations and the pharmaceutical industry, said he could “clear out” corruption in health agencies. President-elect Donald Trump has indicated he would give Kennedy significant influence over health policy, though Trump’s campaign denied he would lead HHS.

Experts and family members warn that Kennedy’s anti-vaccine stance could have serious public health repercussions.

  • @[email protected]
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    866 hours ago

    People had no idea how good we had it. Guess we all have to learn the hard lessons again.

    • @A_Union_of_Kobolds
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      406 hours ago

      Those of us who survive it anyway

      I’m serious folks, a lot of people died the first term and a lot will die again.

      • @[email protected]
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        285 hours ago

        Calling it now:

        Bird flu will make the jump this summer. It will be just like The Spanish flu and start at a pig farm in Kansas.

    • @Clent
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      496 hours ago

      How presumptuous of you to assume they’ll learn anything.

      • Flying Squid
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        126 hours ago

        They sure didn’t learn anything from the 1940s.

    • @Cuttlefish1111
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      -101 hour ago

      You sound like a domestic violence advocate