Summary

The nomination of anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as U.S. health secretary under Donald Trump has alarmed global health experts, who fear it could undermine vaccination efforts and public health globally.

Kennedy has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation, which critics warn could reduce immunization rates, risking outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles.

His plans to reform U.S. health agencies and tackle “corruption” could disrupt institutions like the FDA, while Trump’s broader policies may include withdrawing from the WHO and reinstating abortion funding bans.

Concerns also extend to potential trade wars affecting medicine supplies.

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    Dear Trump voters:

    Congratulations. You just destroyed our Department of Health. You realize this is just as likely to kill you as us right? Probably even more so because we will be on our guard.

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    I’d like to fit in with this new America I’ve found myself in. What’s the best way to spread polio to these people who so desperately desire it?

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    If Trump can finally convince all major industries to move out of the USA maybe the world will improve

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    Well at least you won’t have to waste money on expensive bombs and stuff. Just give the money to your oligarchs and send your troops off to breath on the enemy.

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    the guy endorses raw milk on a time when non infectious avian flu viral particles are found in pasteurised supermarket milk. he is the walking embodiment of disaster.

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    More or less disastrous than locking everyone in their homes for two years, stunting an entire generation’s early childhood development, and decimating the credibility of the medical industry. Which came, of course, after getting an entire other generation hooked on opioids.