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“It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies,” Marks wrote in his resignation letter.
From Rolling Stone
“It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies,” Dr. Marks wrote to Sara Brenner, the a...
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FDA's top vaccine official forced out, decries RFK Jr.'s "misinformation and lies"
A Department of Health and Human Services official delivered an ultimatum to Dr. Peter Marks: either resign or be fired.
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Calls Out RFK Jr.’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
Kennedy Jr. reshapes federal public health agencies and is poised to eliminate 10,000 employees, with the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expected to suffer a loss of 20 percent of their staff members.
RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”
Top F.D.A. Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine regulator, forced out
Top FDA official Peter Marks was forced to resign as the director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
Top FDA vaccine regulator Peter Marks pushed out
Top FDA vaccine regulator Peter Marks abruptly resigned on Friday, according to a copy of his resignation letter obtained by POLITICO. Marks was pushed out under pressure from HHS Secretary Robert F.

Health, Kennedy Jr.

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“We’re not cutting front line workers, we’re cutting administrators, and we’re consolidating the agency to make it more efficient,” Kennedy said during a Thursday evening appearance on NewsNation’s “C...
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Kennedy announced major cuts across the Department of Health and Human Services, removing some 10,000 staffers from its rosters.
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By every metric by which you measure public health, it decreased with all the money that was being thrown at it, with all the personnel that were being brought in.
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RFK Jr. defends HHS job cuts: ‘We’re not cutting front-line workers’
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the administration’s decision to cut 10,000 jobs at the department on Thursday, confirming that essential employees
RFK Jr.'s 10,000 Health Job Cuts: CDC, FDA, Medicare And Medicaid Services Reportedly Affected
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the agency’s 28 divisions will be cut to 15.
RFK Jr. Plans 10,000 Job Cuts in Major Restructuring of Health Department
The changes would reshape the nation’s health agencies and close regional offices.
RFK Jr. cuts into health tech
Kennedy Jr. overhauls the department. Kennedy announced major cut Department of Health and Human Services, removing some 10,000 staffers from its rosters. The cuts are expected to take effect on May 27th,
RFK Jr. announces big cuts to Department of Health and Human Services
In all, the agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid will cut 20,000 positions, half of them through layoffs. The total is almost a quarter of its workforce.
Department of Health and Human Services Will Cut 10,000 Jobs as Part of Major Restructuring Plan
In a statement, HHS said it anticipates the changes will save $1.8 billion per year, but it didn't provide a breakdown.
Kennedy: By Every Metric By Which You Measure Public Health, It Has Decreased With The Increase In HHS Spending
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is defending his plan to cut 10,000 jobs from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in hopes of streamlining a "sprawling" agency while staying focused on its core mission.
Kennedy to slash 10,000 jobs in major overhaul of US health agencies
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to reshape federal public health agencies on Thursday, including cutting 10,000 employees and centralizing some functions of the FDA,
10,000 Federal Health Workers to Be Laid Off
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a major restructuring of the Health and Human Services Department, which now employs about 82,000 people.
RFK Jr. to gut vaccine promotion and HIV prevention office, sources say
Much of the federal government's efforts to buoy lagging childhood vaccination rates have been run through the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy.
Oregon Democratic rep scrambles to clarify post that RFK Jr. is ‘not wrong’
A social media post from Oregon Rep. Maxine Dexter stating that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was “not wrong” about a national health crisis generated a largely negative reception,
RFK Jr.’s Faulty Advice On Bird Flu
In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread in poultry flocks unchecked. Scientists say that's risky because it gives the virus more opportunities to replicate,
RFK Jr. makes eyebrow-raising comments about people who get COVID-19
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made some eyebrow-raising statements about those who contracted COVID-19 on Friday. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder discusses the claims.
RFK Jr. backs work mandates, waivers for food benefits program in red state as part of MAHA mission
West Virginia GOP Gov. Patrick Morrisey and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke together at a school in Martinsburg as part of the MAHA push.
RFK Jr. May Cut 10,000 Health Jobs
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce 10,000 employees will be cut, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday—the latest round of layoffs in the Trump administration’s push to slash the size of the federal workforce.
RFK Jr. Says He’s Axing 10,000 Health Department Jobs
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a significant cut Thursday to the size of his agency in restructuring efforts he said are aimed at making America healthy again. The planned changes include axing 10,
RFK Jr. makes sweeping cuts in federal health programs, including CDC, FDA
The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced sweeping cuts in several federal health agencies.
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