What to know about RFK Jr.’s views on food, vaccines, abortion, and the FDA Trump picked RFK Jr. to be his HHS Secretary, a role that has broad power over health care

https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/16/rfk-jr-trump-hhs-secretary-health-policy-vaccines-abortion-food-fda-cdc-maha/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--krV6g46JAmY82ohVpA2kgXtBXsUnxDsiOtY5pZbejZQsZbI2qXHuT6eEuWIFJWhPSliZinglgheHw1LVWHbwVHWTiPQ&_hsmi=334357151&utm_content=334357151&utm_source=hs_email We’ve got two new pieces on Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who plans to dramatically shake up U.S. health care if he’s confirmed as the head of the Department of Health and Human Services. How RFK Jr. could strip legal protections from vaccine makers as HHS Secretary The protections are a key part of a system that’s virtually eradicated diseases like polio in the U.S. https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/15/rfk-jr-hhs-could-end-legal-liability-protection-vaccine-manufacturers/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9qgRGhPgl2EXt5D75k6Bh55CssWmFpMdzbWGUyPdZImohhjDNQnJU5qeoAC_VX64YoOzGxg8bLSzWmrVx6Puk96nE5nA&_hsmi=334357151&utm_content=334357151&utm_source=hs_email Trump taps RFK Jr. to run HHS, nominating vaccine skeptic for nation’s top health role RFK Jr.’s nomination could face scrutiny in the Senate https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/14/trump-to-nominate-rfk-jr-hhs-secretary-health-care-maha/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_hGkLblw78mNp6e6ksclyjtv1NNMqLCiE7XqNaxnsB-zEV5qosWI6_-8JbkUGsp_0OIN8k73TBtt_YtJF4-5suBRCwFg&_hsmi=334357151&utm_content=334357151&utm_source=hs_email First, Rachel Cohrs Zhang with a deep dive on how Kennedy could strip legal protections from vaccine makers, even though vaccines eradicate deadly diseases and save millions of lives every year. If vaccine makers are waffling around whether to enter or stay in the market, Americans could be left vulnerable to preventable infectious diseases and biosecurity threats. https://www.cdc.gov/global-immunization/fast-facts/index.html?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--5EJQ8g-bzHbjfFoiY0YVi7Pi0aw_bdwk6C687Jm-l6oICIb975XGVWc4fQHFiO_CnpqiW2Ks7yLg086C2iygdJdBVTg&_hsmi=334357151&utm_content=334357151&utm_source=hs_email#:~:text=Vaccines%20save%20lives.&text=%E2%80%8E-,About%204%20million%20deaths%20worldwide%20are%20prevented%20by%20childhood%20vaccination,save%20nearly%2019%20million%20lives. Second, several of my colleagues have compiled what Kennedy’s top priorities are likely to be. Here’s what you need to know about RFK Jr.’s views on food, vaccines, abortion, and the FDA. https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/15/rfk-jr-hhs-could-end-legal-liability-protection-vaccine-manufacturers/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--XJShiwSoTv09kuc1TgahWCZLupeRAJghreiAsG1Lp4pB7GFVijf2eTBDH2-5QHIbjWGczriXifHezihlKH7Bh7HIbrg&_hsmi=334357151&utm_content=334357151&utm_source=hs_email