Robert Kennedy Poised To Lead Health And Human Services: Why FDA, NIH Officials Are Nervous

Federal employees are concerned over President-elect Donald Trump’s pick, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
What Happened: Employees within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are worried about Kennedy being in charge, given his critical stance on mainstream medical practices and vaccines.
Kennedy, who received Trump’s blessing to “go wild on health,” has stated intentions to overhaul various aspects of the federal health agencies.
One plan is to slash the NIH’s 27 divisions to 15, according to NPR.
Joel Zinberg, a senior fellow at conservative think tanks, blamed the pandemic for eroding public trust in agencies like the …Full story available on Benzinga.com

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