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How RFK, Jr.’s beliefs echo a troubling ideology

How RFK, Jr.’s beliefs echo a troubling ideology

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How Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s ideas about public health—from vaccines to seed oils—are shaping Americans’ health

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for
protecting the health of the American people. But over the past
year, it has taken several steps that critics say undermine that
very objective. In today’s episode of Science Quickly, we take a
close look at the man at the center of those actions—Secretary of
Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.—who’s spent
several years sowing confusion over vaccines and propping up fringe
health theories. His beliefs, some critics say, echo “soft
eugenics.” SciAm senior editor Dan Vergano, Ars Technica senior
health reporter Beth Mole and historian Robert Johnston join host
Kendra Pierre-Louis to unpack RFK, Jr.’s ideology and its
repercussions on Americans’ health. Recommended Reading: How a year
of RFK, Jr., has changed American science “RFK Jr. rejects
cornerstone of health science: Germ theory,” by Beth Mole, in Ars
Technica. Published online April 30, 2025 E-mail us at
sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or
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Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. Our theme music was composed by
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