Overview

• Dr. Scott Gottlieb and Dr. Jerome Adams, former Trump administration health officials, warn of potential public health crises under the incoming administration's leadership.
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic nominated for Health and Human Services Secretary, could reduce vaccination rates and alter vaccine policies, experts say.
• Gottlieb predicts a decline in measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination rates by up to 5%, potentially causing large outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles and whooping cough.
• Kennedy Jr. has proposed firing hundreds of public health officials and restructuring vaccine advisory committees, raising concerns about the dismantling of key health infrastructure.
• Senate Republicans express mixed reactions to Kennedy Jr.'s nomination, with some moderates withholding support as public health experts urge scrutiny of his policies.