Senate Confirms RFK Jr., a Prominent Vaccine Skeptic, as Health Secretary

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  US Senate narrowly confirms RFK Jr as health secretary

  Kennedy will oversee the US health industry including food safety, pharmaceuticals and vaccinations.
  
  BBC News - 6m
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  3 things to watch for as RFK Jr. takes the helm as health secretary

  Kennedy will set up a 'MAHA' commission to address chronic disease.
  
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  RFK Jr. Confirmed as Health Secretary

  Republicans fell in line behind Trump despite hesitancy over Kennedy’s views on vaccines.
  
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  RFK Jr. confirmed as health secretary

  The GOP-controlled Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to lead the country’s most powerful health care agency.
  
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  Senate to vote on vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s bid to become nation's health secretary

  The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert F
  
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  Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health secretary; McConnell lone GOP dissenter

  Longtime vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now the nation’s top health official, after the Senate on Thursday voted almost entirely on party lines to confirm him atop a department of nearly ...
  
  The Hill - 4h

• Senate voting on RFK Jr.'s confirmation as HHS secretary

  RFK Jr. faced weeks of questions regarding the longtime anti-vaccine activist's ability to be confirmed to the nation's top health care post.
  
  CBS News - 5h

• RFK Jr. on track for confirmation as HHS secretary

  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to have cinched the votes he needs to be confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.
  
  CBS News - 7h
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  Senate Votes to Advance RFK Jr's Health Secretary Nomination

  The Senate voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary to the floor for a final vote, likely Thursday.
  
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