RFK Jr. Family Calls for Health Secretary Resignation Citing Public Health Threat

Members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family, including his sister Kerry Kennedy and nephew Joseph P. Kennedy III, are publicly calling for his resignation as Health and Human Services secretary following a contentious congressional hearing. At the hearing, Kennedy faced bipartisan scrutiny over his leadership, particularly his efforts to scale back COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and dismiss senior officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. His family members labeled him a threat to the health and safety of Americans, criticizing his anti-vaccine stance and questioning his competence in managing public health agencies. These calls for resignation come amid sweeping changes Kennedy has implemented that have resulted in thousands of layoffs and altered vaccine guidelines, moves that have unsettled medical groups and officials in several Democratic-led states. His family had previously opposed his presidential run and nomination as health secretary due to his controversial views on vaccines. The family emphasized that medical decisions should be made by trained professionals rather than by leadership they consider misguided and incompetent.