Experts Call RFK Jr.‘s Nomination A ‘Wake-Up Call’ As Finance Advances HHS Pick

Health experts said the Senate Finance Committee’s vote to advance Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s nomination for HHS secretary Tuesday (Feb. 4) is a wake-up call to combat health care misinformation, stressing a need for increased fact-checking and better communications if the long-time vaccine-skeptic takes HHS’ helm. An anti-RFK Jr. lobby organization says it’s “not giving up” on defeating Kennedy’s nomination, but Senate health committee Chair Bill Cassidy’s (R-LA) last-minute decision to support the nomination Tuesday appeared to seal RFK Jr.’s...