US Health Secretary
Coverage of US Health Secretary in the Nexus archive.
- RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary and a vaccination skeptic who has promoted misinformation about vaccines including MMR, advised parents to vaccinate children against measles amid a surge in infections. His statement came during a contentious interview with CNN’s State of the Union.
- Xavier Becerra’s lost kids scandal deepens with claims 130,000 still missing as governor bid comes under fire
Xavier Becerra's inability to track tens of thousands of migrant children while U.S. health secretary is causing abuse and dangerous work conditions, becoming a key issue in the California governor's race. Claims of 130,000 children still missing have intensified scrutiny of his leadership.
- RFK Jr. overrules experts to keep hantavirus cruise ship passenger in quarantine
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus from a quarantine facility in Nebraska, overruling experts' recommendations.
- Another day in Florida: RFK Jr posts video of him wrestling two snakes
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. posted a video of himself wrestling two snakes in Florida, adding to his history of controversial animal encounters, including dumping a bear cub's carcass in Central Park and an alleged raccoon incident. The event occurred at the home of fellow Trump official Dr. Oz.
- Lawmakers clash with RFK Jr as he shifts focus away from vaccines
Lawmakers clashed with RFK Jr during a three-hour hearing where the US health secretary attempted to focus on chronic disease while being pressed on vaccines.