The Worst Ways RFK Jr. Has Harmed Public Health This Year

Let’s not mince words here: it’s been a really rough year for public health and science in the U.S. And much of the blame can be placed squarely on America’s scandal-ridden antivaxxer-in-chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Since taking over HHS in February, RFK Jr. and his allies have taken a sledgehammer to the country’s public health infrastructure, emboldened medical charlatans, and set government agencies on wild goose chases to…