Summary
Over 15,000 doctors, through the Committee to Protect Health Care, urged the Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of health and human services, citing his anti-vaccine advocacy, promotion of conspiracy theories, and lack of qualifications.
Critics, including Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, warn his leadership would endanger public health. Supporters claim opposition is driven by pharmaceutical interests.
Kennedy’s confirmation would require near-unanimous Republican support in the Senate.
Advocacy groups are campaigning against his appointment, emphasizing his alleged role in spreading misinformation during past public health crises.
Pfff, doctors, what do they know about health, am I right?
The right seems to despise expertise of nearly all kinds, most especially if it involves going to a university.
So yeah, if doctors tell them something that hurts their feelings (like wear a mask, get vaccinated, meat is bad for you, alcohol is bad for you) they are going to get just as butthurt about that kind of expertise as they will about scientists telling them that evolution and global warming are real things…