RFK Jr. MIA at HHS as Leadership Vacuum Roils Agency
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A New York Times exposé portrays RFK Jr. as largely absent from running the Health and Human Services Department, leaving morale at a low and a widening leadership vacuum as crises like Ebola loom; staff say he concentrates on his own priorities, delegates key decisions to adviser Stefanie Spear, and stays in touch mainly with an interim figure (Dr. Jay Bhattacharya) while vaccine-skeptic views guide his approach.
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- ‘Checked Out’ RFK Jr. Missing as Agency Spirals The Daily Beast
- RFK Jr. Appears Disengaged on Many Health Department Matters Beyond Vaccines The New York Times
- The vaccine-hating, roadkill-eating zealot utterly changing America The i Paper
- RESIGN: NYT: ‘Kennedy Shows Minimal Engagement With Vast Health Portfolio’ Protect Our Care
- RFK Jr is ‘checked out’ and scrolls his phone despite global health emergencies, workers say The Independent
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