Anti-Vaccine Czar RFK Jr.'s Sweeping Powers Unchecked, Feds Argue
DOJ lawyer claims RFK Jr.'s authority over vaccine policies is 'unreviewable,' allowing him to undermine public health safeguards with unchecked anti-vaccine agenda.
Anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wields such broad, unchecked power over the nation's vaccine policies that his decisions are effectively unreviewable, a Trump administration lawyer argued in federal court.
The comments came amid a lawsuit filed against Kennedy by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups, challenging his unilateral actions to reshape vaccine policy since taking office - including axing COVID-19 shot guidance, firing the CDC's entire panel of vaccine advisors, and allowing people to actively expose themselves to infectious diseases.
According to the government lawyer, Kennedy's ample authority even permits him to recommend that the public forgo vaccines and willingly expose themselves to preventable illnesses, with no oversight or accountability. This sweeping, unchecked power over critical public health safeguards has alarmed medical experts and advocacy groups nationwide.
Source: Ars Technica
