US President Donald Trump’s pick and vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will now lead Health and Human Services after getting close Senate votes.
According to CNN, after a close Senate vote on Thursday, February 13, 2025, Trump’s other controversial pick, RFK Jr., was confirmed as the Health and Human Services Secretary.
52 senators voted in favour of RFK Jr., while 48 voted “no,” which means that Democrats voted against him and Republicans, except Mitch McConnell from Kentucky, voted in his favour.
McConnell, who revealed that he is a survivor of childhood polio, stated, “This administration, led by the same president who delivered a medical miracle with Project Warp Speed, deserves a leader who is willing to acknowledge without qualification the efficacy of life-saving vaccines and who can demonstrate an understanding of basic elements of the U.S. healthcare system.”
He argued that Kennedy failed to prove that “he is the best possible person to lead America’s largest health agency.”
Notably, RFK Jr. will now lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, which is comprised of a number of key federal health agencies, including the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
