Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.

Robert F Kennedy Jr, chosen by Trump to lead health agencies, requested the FDA to revoke Covid-19 vaccine authorizations in May 2021, citing risks over benefits. Public health experts criticized the move,

Trump’s pick to lead HHS is facing 175 questions from Elizabeth Warren, skepticism from Mike Pence and delays related to his disclosure forms.

Kennedy, who suspended his independent bid for the presidency to endorse Trump immediately following the Democratic National Convention last summer, has vowed to “Make America Healthy Again” by battling chronic health conditions and restoring American health agencies to their “ rich tradition of gold-standard, evidence-based science .”

Kennedy, who remains close with Trump, is still expected to bring in a handful of his longtime allies. Stefanie Spear, who was press secretary on his 2024 campaign, is slated to be Kennedy’s deputy chief of staff at HHS, two of the Republicans said.

The positions of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines and drug companies are well known. His approach to addiction has been far less scrutinized.

Mr. Kennedy, on the other hand, is a vaccine cynic, failing to accept studies that refute his beliefs. He claims that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine causes autism despite more than a dozen studies performed in seven countries on three continents involving thousands of children showing that it doesn’t.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead HHS has a long history of discounting and peddling misinformation about the HPV vaccine.

Donald Trump's pick to lead U.S. health agencies, petitioned the FDA to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a 2022 petition by consumer advocacy groups to ban the use of the dye.