Dangerous leadership.
Deadly consequences.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Is Failing Americans
Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr., the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the wrong person to lead the top health agency in the country.
Kennedy’s Dangerous Misinformation is Fueling a Health Crisis
Since taking office, RFK Jr. has doubled down on discredited conspiracies about vaccines. He falsely claimed the measles vaccine hasn’t been safety tested – a falsehood contradicted by years of rigorous science. His rhetoric is sowing dangerous doubt about proven health treatments.
Children Are Dying from Preventable Diseases
Under RFK Jr.’s watch, the U.S. is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in 33 years. Rather than advocate for immunization, he irresponsibly promoted vitamin A as a treatment – resulting in children being hospitalized for overdoses. Tragically, multiple American children have already died from measles. If Secretary Kennedy continues to undermine vaccination, more lives will be at risk.
Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies Could Cost You
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) sets the vaccine schedule that insurance companies use to provide coverage. While the Affordable Care Act went too far in mandating coverage of ACIP recommendations, the committee provides useful and scientifically-grounded information. But Kennedy fired the entire ACIP and replaced them with unqualified, anti-vaccine ideologues. If these new appointees refuse to recommend standard vaccines, Americans will pay the price and be sicker as a result.
He’s Filling Government with Conspiracy Theorists
Kennedy’s clout has resulted in the appointment and nomination of unqualified cranks.
Casey Means
Surgeon General nominee with close RFK ties
Casey Means abandoned her medical residency, lacks an active medical license, and has baselessly questioned the childhood vaccination schedule. Means has shared questionable research suggesting vaccines contribute to autism, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Calley Means
Casey’s brother and an HHS special government employee
Calley Means sells supplements online and has never disclosed possible financial conflicts. His former boss and mentor called him “an opportunist, peddling junk science to make millions.”
Stefanie Spear
A senior aide to Kennedy and longtime anti-vaccine ally
Stefanie Spear helped start The Defender, a blog that Children’s Health Defense (the anti-vaccine nonprofit that Kennedy founded and led) uses to share news and promote his work. She is also the founder of EcoWatch, an environmental news website that Kennedy helped grow.
Lyn Redwood
Now on ACIP
Lyn Redwood is a former head of Kennedy’s anti-vaccine nonprofit Children’s Health Defense, which has sued to block vaccines and spreads long-debunked myths.
The Stakes Have Never Been Higher
Secretary Kennedy’s reckless policies and fringe appointees are already putting Americans’ health at risk. If left unchecked, he will make healthcare more expensive and less effective for everyone.
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- “Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at Legends Event Center in Phoenix, Arizona.” (photo) by Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
- “Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at Legends Event Center in Phoenix, Arizona.” (photo) by Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
- File:Casey Means on Ron Johnson Roundtable Discussion.jpg. (photo), via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Title 17, Sections 105 and 106.
- File:Calley Means on Ron Johnson Roundtable Discussion.jpg. (photo), via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Title 17, Sections 105 and 106.
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (February 4, 2025). Stefanie Spear [Photograph]. HHS.gov.
- “Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) – Day 2 of 2.” YouTube, uploaded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), June 26, 2025.
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