Confirm RFK JR. To lead health experts at HHS
R.Senate Robert F. confirmed. Kennedy Junior, one of the most skeptical of vaccine in America, for the leading health agency management in the country, the US Department of Health and Humanitarian Services (HHS), on Thursday, which angered among public health experts who worry this will harm Kennedy with public health and lead to confidence erosion in Science and medicine.
“I think it is a sad day for the children of America. I think it is a sad day for public health when someone is a science of science, conspiracy theorists, and activist to combat Al -Qahim. [leading] Dr. Paul Ofit, Director of the Checks Education Center at the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, who served in the Consultative Vaccine Committees for American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “I think that every Senate member who voted in favor of his confirmation should be ashamed of themselves because of his unwillingness to defend the health of the American public.”
Kennedy, 71, was one of the most controversial candidates for President Donald Trump. For years, Kennedy has published a misleading medical information and tempting experts in this field. The prosecution that was exposed was that the vaccines caused autism – although research is proven overwhelmingly that the vaccines are safe and effective – and I have made controversial statements about Raw milk and Florid in water. During his confirmation sessions, he faced a hot interrogation by Senators due to his anti-book views, the position of disposal of miscarriage, and the previous support for some conspiracy theories, such as his assurances that Lim and Covid-19 have been designed on biological weapons. It seemed uncommon with some of the issues that he will supervise as HHS president, sometimes confusing Medicaid and Medicare. However, Kennedy was confirmed by voting from 52 to 48and With Senator Mitch McConnell from Kentucky – a polio survivor – the only Republican who voted against his confirmation.
Public health experts looked the first alarm when Trump Kennedy announced as a candidate to lead HHS in November. As president of HHS, Kennedy will supervise health agencies such as CDC and FDA.
At the forefront of expert anxiety is Kennedy’s effect on vaccines. Kennedy tried to distance himself from his previous statements to combat al -Qahim during the assertion sessions sessions, saying that he is not “erased” but “a supporter of safety”, and he has him. He said He and the Trump administration will not take vaccines from the market. But experts are doubting whether the administration will keep this statement, and many are concerned that Kennedy can appoint people in agencies such as FDA (FDA) that can hinder or cancel vaccine approvals, not only to limit access to lack of confidence in A strong lack of confidence in the public health tool.
Dr. Rob Davidson is an emergency doctor at Michigan and CEO of the Committee for the Protection of Health Care, which has been exposed Seam He received more than 22,000 signs of doctors who claim the Senate to reject Kennedy. Davidson says he is worried about how Kennedy responds to emerging diseases, such as H5N1, more known as bird flu. In addition to his anti -vaccine speech, Kennedy was his Previously suggested A situation of stopping infectious diseases, which sparked a violent reaction from many public health experts.
“He is just a dangerous person when it comes to public health,” says Davidson. “It is dangerous to have a man who leads him [the vaccine skepticism] The movement is the head of this agency, the state of the United States government when it comes to public health. This is really terrifying. “
“I think a lot of lives are at risk because of this person who runs this agency,” Davidson continues.
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Experts also feel concerned about the actions that Kennedy can take abortion. Kennedy, who had previously expressed his support for the right of people to choose, has since made statements to fight abortion, saying during his assertion sessions that he agreed to Trump, “Every abortion is a tragedy” and a policy of abortion should be left for individual states.
During hearings, Kennedy was asked about MivePristone, which was approved by the FDA for abortion purposes for more than twenty years, but was recently challenged in court by a group of doctors and anti -abortion organizations. Kennedy gave mysterious answers when asked about the medicine, saying that Trump asked him to “study the safety of Mevibeston” and that the president “has not taken a dimension after his organization.” Davidson worries that, under the leadership of Kennedy, it can make HHS and FDA MIFEPRISTONE less available or available.
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The only field in which Kennedy got some charity among health experts is his position on food and nutrition. Kennedy has Share a plan “To make America healthy again”, where it undertakes to “ban hundreds of added additives and foodstuffs that other countries have already banned” and “changing regulations, research topics, and support to reduce the very treated food dominance.”
Dr. Dariush Mozavary, Heart Diseases and Director Food Institute of Medicine At Tafs University, he says he believes Kennedy and Trump’s administration “have a chance to gather a really about the higher crisis facing our country, which is chronic food -related conditions.” While Kennedy will focus on addressing this issue and avoiding his most controversial statements about vaccines, Mozavary says he is disappointed by Kennedy’s responses to questions about his anti -vaccine speech during his confirmation sessions. “I think he has an opportunity there to put this controversy to rest and show that he will really focus on the location of the consensus, which is that our diet is broken,” says Mozavary.
Many health experts question that Kennedy will take meaningful steps in food and nutrition. “I overcame his completely controversial views,” Davidson says of Kennedy’s food. “It is much more dangerous than any possible benefit to these opinions.”
Experts fear that Kennedy can increase the lack of confidence in science and medicine, and many say his confirmation and support he received is already a sign of this.
“I think today is really a sign of the road, which represents an increasing lack of confidence in institutions, and represents the strength of the information scene, but most importantly, Katelyn Jetelina, the epidemic scientist and founder of the newsletter:” requires a different approach. ” Local epidemics specialist. “What matters to me more is the speech, sowing suspicion and confusion … that we all will face.”