Public health leaders on Thursday quickly decried President-elect Trump's pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary, predicting his vaccine skepticism and other public statements would undermine scientific expertise.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - On Thursday, Donald Trump announced his nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. RFK Jr. is the son of the late Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy. Last year, he faced Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination.

Trump chose Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run Health and Human Services Department, which oversees NIH, CDC and FDA, among other agencies.

During his presidential campaign, Kennedy developed a national profile for his criticism of the Covid vaccines and childhood immunizations.

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The day after the election, some celebrated Trump's win and RFK Jr.'s potential role as a public health decision-maker. Why? They finally felt seen.

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Trump has championed him on his health background and has said he would let him "go wild" should he win the Nov. 5 election.

The nearly $2 trillion agency administers health-insurance programs for millions of Americans, approves medications and oversees vaccine safety.