Trump nominates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health Secretary, spotlighting controversial health views

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. This nomination has brought renewed attention to Kennedy's controversial views on health issues, particularly regarding COVID-19 and vaccines. Kennedy has made several disputed claims, including that prescription drugs cause mass shootings and that vaccines may lead to autism. Health experts and organizations have debunked these assertions. Additionally, Kennedy has alleged that COVID-19 affects different ethnic groups unequally and that the U.S. funds projects involving "ethnically targeted microbes." He has also accused Anthony Fauci and Bill Gates of conspiring to promote vaccines.