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Public Health Experts Urge RFK Jr.’s Removal in 11-Point Counterreport

Defend Public Health’s blueprint sets out 11 pillars from restored agency funding to vaccine equity after the MAHA follow-up report was postponed

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Overview

  • The report, released on August 13 by Defend Public Health, calls for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign or be removed, accusing him of spreading misinformation and lacking scientific expertise.
  • Its 11 pillars propose reversing recent HHS budget cuts, ensuring equitable vaccine access, expanding health coverage and fully funding scientific research.
  • Defend Public Health is an all-volunteer coalition of about 3,000 public health professionals founded last November that operates without external funding.
  • Critics contend the MAHA Commission’s May report contained faulty citations and distracted from social determinants of health such as poverty, education and SNAP reductions.
  • The administration’s expected second MAHA report has been delayed for weeks during HHS reorganization, raising alarms about the department’s operational stability and scientific standards.