RFK Jr.’s HHS: A Ranked Snapshot of Public Health Crises

The Weekender ranks five major public-health missteps under RFK Jr.’s tenure as HHS, from labeling fluoride as ‘industrial waste’ and prompting bans, to a CDC funding pull that coincided with a cyclospora outbreak; it also highlights a review of the abortion pill’s safety, sweeping cuts to vaccine programs, and a sharp rise in preventable diseases like measles, painting a critical picture of RFK Jr.’s impact on public health.