RFK Jr’s HHS controversies pile uppublished at 14:24 British Summer Time
Madeline Halpert
US Reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesSince taking the helm at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in February, Kennedy has made a number of moves that have alarmed health experts and caused chaos at health agencies.
A vaccine sceptic, Kennedy has attempted to remake how the federal government regulates and recommends immunisations.
He fired every member of a panel of independent vaccine experts that issues recommendations for the shots, and replaced them with people who are more sceptical of vaccines.
He has attempted to narrow recommendations for who should get Covid-19 vaccines, excluding healthy children and pregnant women.
As an outbreak of measles became the worst in the US in decades, he continued to spread misinformation about the safety of the measles vaccine.
Recently, hundreds of HHS employees wrote a letter to Kennedy, accusing him of contributing to the harassment of health workers after a gunman fired 500 rounds at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta last month.
They said the misinformation he has spread has helped sow mistrust in public health officials.
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