US President-elect Donald Trump announced he has 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.

Nov. 14 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced vaccine-skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is his choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

President-elect Donald Trump's decision of nominating Robert F Kennedy Jr as Health Secretary drew alarm from public health experts.

President-elect Donald Trump announced a slate of key Cabinet nominations, including tapping former Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his Secretary of Health and Human Services and former Congressman Doug Collins of Georgia as Secretary for Veterans Affairs. Trump also named Jay Clayton as US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Todd Blanche as Deputy Attorney General, and Dean John Sauer as Solicitor General of the United States.

Mr Kennedy ran as an independent in this year’s presidential race and abandoned his bid after striking a deal to give Donald Trump his endorsement.

Trump had pledged to give Kennedy a ‘big role’ in healthcare in his administration, saying he would let him ‘go wild’.

Donald Trump had said that if elected president he would have Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "go wild on health." HHS oversees Medicare, Medicaid, CDC and FDA.

Donald Trump on Thursday (Nov 14) tapped anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy as his secretary of health in the latest provocative nomination from the inco

NEW YORK: President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental activist who has spread misinformation...

Donald Trump has chosen conspiracy theorist and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy dropped a presidential bid for a role in Trump's Cabinet.

Donald Trump on Thursday tapped anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy as his secretary of health in the latest provocative nomination from the incoming Republican president.

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F Kennedy Jr to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting him in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug,...

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday, approved the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the new Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Kennedy’s stance on vaccines has made him a controversial figure among Democrats and some Republicans, raising question about his ability to get confirmed

Robert F Kennedy Jr has repeatedly claimed that vaccines are linked to autism, a theory that has been widely debunked by scientific research.

Donald Trump nominates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS, sparking controversy over his anti-vaccine stance and health policy plans.

Kennedy is one of the most prominent anti-vaccine activists in the world and has long advanced the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism and other health issues.

Donald Trump named anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy as health secretary, marking another bold choice in his rapid post-election cabinet appointments. Announcing on Truth Social, Trump expressed…

US President-elect Donald Trump has formally announced that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Naija News reports that Trump made the announcement in a statement on his X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday. He said the Kenney-led HHS will play a big role in helping ensure that Americans will […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promoted claims about vaccines that contradict the overwhelming consensus of scientists.

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Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as health secretary under President-elect Trump is 'f------ insane.'

CNN host Jake Tapper joked, "Well America, I hope you like measles," while reporting on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leading Trump's department of health.

CNN host Jake Tapper quipped Thursday on "The Lead" that he hoped America liked measles in reaction to President-elect Donald Trump's picking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. | Clips