Will RFK Jr Make America Healthy Again?
The Trump appointee has been told to βgo wildβ on public health
RFK is seen as a controversial choice for Health Secretary, not least because heβs a vaccine sceptic who has also rallied against big pharmaceutical companies, but also because of his attitude to big pharma and medical research. Justin, Marianna and Sarah look in more detail at RFKβs record on public health, what his stance on vaccines means for Americans, and whether heβll realistically be able to take on Americaβs big food companies. Also, will he definitely be confirmed - as Health Secretary - by the Senate? How does that process work?
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β’ Sarah Smith, North America Editor
β’ Marianna Spring, Senior Social Media Investigations Correspondent
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