Putting RFK Jr. in Charge of Health Breaks the First Rule of Medicine

A doctor should do no harm

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist. He has no medical training or experience. Yet, he has been appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to the state's new COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup.
This appointment has been met with widespread criticism from the medical community. The American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the California Medical Association have all issued statements condemning the decision.
They argue that Kennedy is not qualified to serve on the workgroup and that his appointment sends the wrong message about the importance of vaccines.

Kennedy has a history of making false and misleading statements about vaccines

Kennedy has claimed that vaccines cause autism, a claim that has been repeatedly debunked by scientific research.
He has also claimed that vaccines are dangerous and that they should not be mandated.
These claims have no basis in fact and they have been repeatedly rejected by the medical community.

Kennedy's appointment is a dangerous precedent

The appointment of Kennedy to the COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup is a dangerous precedent.
It sends the message that it is acceptable to put people who are not qualified to make public health decisions in charge of those decisions.
This could have serious consequences for the health of the public.

Conclusion

Putting RFK Jr. in charge of health is a mistake. This is an issue that should be handled by qualified medical professionals, not activists with no experience or expertise in the field.