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Sensemaker: Will an anti-vaxxer take over America’s department of health?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr has a long record of criticising vaccines and spreading medical misinformation. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen him to be the secretary of Health and Human Service in his upcoming administration.  To listen to Basia’s interview with RFK Jr click here: <a href="https://www.tortoisemedia.com/audio/what-the-rfk-jr/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tortoisemedia.com/audio/what-the-rfk-jr/</a>  Writer: Rebecca Moore with additional reporting from Alexi Mostrous.  Producer: Claudia Williams  Host: Claudia Williams Photography: Joe Mee Executive Producer: Jasper Corbett Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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