US Senate Confirms Robert F Kennedy Jr As New Health Secretary

The Republican-controlled US Senate approved Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary Thursday, disregarding widespread alarm from the medical community over his long history of promoting vaccine misinformation and denying scientific facts.

With voting still underway, Kennedy has already secured the necessary 51 votes for confirmation, becoming the latest contentious addition to President Donald Trump's cabinet.

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