The US Senate is set to vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s nomination to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, despite opposition from dozens of Nobel Prize winners who are urging senators to reject his nomination.
Kennedy tenure at HHS would jeopardize public health, Nobel laureates say in letter to Senate
Dozens of Nobel Prize winners are urging the US Senate to oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s nomination to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services in a letter dated Monday. It was first reported in the New York Times.
The group includes 16 Nobel Peace Prizes, four Nobel Medicine prizes, three Nobel Chemistry prizes, two Nobel Physics prizes, one Nobel Literature prize and several other prestigious awards.
In their letter, they express concern that Kennedy Jr.s views on vaccines are not aligned with scientific consensus.