Public Health Experts Groan as RFK Jr. Pitches Vaccines as 'Personal Choice'
Vaccines are most effective at scale when enough people get them to provide "herd immunity" from a virus, doctors and officials say.
Public Health Experts Alarmed at Trump’s Pick of RFK Jr. to Lead HHS
One compares Kennedy being considered to “having somebody who doesn’t believe in gravity being the head of NASA.”
Health stocks hit after Trump taps RFK Jr for top job
The news prompted a sell-off across the industry. In the US, shares in Pfizer and Moderna sank more than 5% in early trading, while UK-listed firms AstraZeneca and GSK dropped 2% or more. Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said the pick had “spooked” shareholders, despite questions about how the new administration might pursue its threats.
Drugmaker shares fall as Trump picks vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for US health job
Shares in global vaccine makers and drugmakers fell on Friday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has previously spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Health stocks are tumbling after Trump's appointment of vaccine skeptic RFK Jr.
Vaccine stocks have struggled since RFK Jr.'s appointment to health secretary, with Moderna and Pfizer seeing the deepest losses.
Trump picks RFK Jr., anti-vaccine activist, for health and human services secretary
During his presidential campaign, Kennedy developed a national profile for his criticism of the Covid vaccines and childhood immunizations.
European Vaccine Makers Under Pressure After Trump Picks RFK Jr to Lead Health Department
Shares in European vaccine makers tumbled after President-elect Donald Trump picked vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Trump taps Robert F. Kennedy Jr., vaccine skeptic, to lead HHS
The nearly $2 trillion agency administers health-insurance programs for millions of Americans, approves medications and oversees vaccine safety.
Trump Chooses Anti-Vaccine Activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting a man whose views public health officials have decried as dangerous in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug,
Europe's vaccine makers fall as Trump picks RFK Jr to lead top US health agency
Shares in European vaccine makers fell in early trade on Friday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he had selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has previously spread misinformation on vaccines,
Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead Health and Human Services
President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, he announced in a social media post. Trump said that Kennedy will "restore" the agencies under HHS "to the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research,
Vaccine Makers See Stocks Fall After RFK Jr. Announcement
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What RFK Jr could do on US vaccines, fluoride and drugs
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What RFK Jr’s War on Vaccines Could Look Like
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Changes RFK Jr. could make as HHS secretary, from vaccines to raw milk
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Vaccine Maker Stocks Slump After RFK Jr. Nominated as HHS Head
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RFK Jr Appointment Leaves Doctors Aghast: 'Extraordinarily Bad Choice'
Following the decision by the president-elect, many medical professionals were left aghast that a man who has previously been ...
10 RFK Jr. conspiracy theories and false claims, in his own words
Here are the debunked health claims that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made over the years that concern medical experts.
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump Tapping RFK Jr. as Health Secretary: ‘Who Better to Be in Charge Than a Guy Whose Brain Was Partially Devoured by a Worm?'
Jimmy Kimmel reacted to Donald Trump nominating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a prominent vaccine skeptic — as secretary of health ...