Overview

• Kennedy posted the video on Aug. 13 to his official HHS X account showing him and CMS head Dr. Mehmet Oz hiking during a National Governors Conference break in Colorado Springs
• The pair urge viewers to spend 15 minutes outdoors each day, touting vitamin D benefits and improvements in focus, clarity and wellbeing
• They claim brief daily walks could save the United States $100 billion in healthcare costs, a figure that lacks clear sourcing
• Social media reactions were mixed, with some mocking Kennedy’s unsteady climb and Oz’s reliance on assistance while others endorsed the call to get outside
• The PSA surfaces as Kennedy continues to face scrutiny over his COVID-19 vaccine recommendation changes and cuts to federal immunization programs