Summary
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an outspoken anti-vaccine activist, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Known for promoting debunked claims linking vaccines to autism, Kennedy’s appointment has sparked concerns within federal health agencies, with some FDA staff reportedly considering resignations.
Kennedy, who previously ran for president before endorsing Trump, has hinted at plans to overhaul the FDA, ban fluoride in drinking water, and reduce ultra-processed foods.
His nomination marks a significant potential shift for U.S. public health policy.
To all you who didn’t vote because “Harris isn’t good either”: You chose this. You let this happen.
When kids start dying of Whooping Cough, I’m going to strongly encourage people to post their anger and direct it to not only Republican voters, but also to people who stayed home because “it doesn’t matter.”
It’s quite pathetic how so many of these stories have top comments that all blame voters for the decades of compound failures by the Democratic party.
You have it backwards my friend, voters cannot fail the party. It’s the party’s job to win voters, but instead, they shed 14 million voters over the last election.
Remind me, how many users are on Lemmy?
So many downvotes for such an objectively true statement. It’s not “we the party” it’s “we the people” if dems didn’t win that’s objectively the parties fault for not winning us over.