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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Mike Stobbe and Ali Swenson

RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. One year later, it’s eroding

Kennedy Trust - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services one year ago, he has defended his upending of federal health policy by saying the changes will restore trust in America’s public health agencies.

But as the longtime leader of the anti-vaccine movement scales back immunization guidance and dismisses scientists and advisers, he's clashed with top medical groups who say he's not following the science.

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