The last 6 months in the Department of Health and Human Services have been filled with misinformation, anti-scientific rhetoric, and a whole lot of confusion, the antithesis of their mission. Ever since RFK Jr. became secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, it has been in shambles. Who is the man behind the madness, and what does this mean for the future of public health? Follow Gold and Ilyana as they wade through the B.S. to discover the truth about the state of the CDC.
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Required Reading:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | HHS.gov
Fact Sheet: HHS’ Transformation to Make America Healthy Again | HHS.gov
What does the health and human services secretary do? | PBS News
Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers | AP News
Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired
Volunteer scientists work ‘nights and weekends’ to guide vaccine advice in US
CDC drops universal COVID vaccine recommendations, suggests separate MMRV shots - ABC News
https://time.com/7289404/trump-taco-acronyms-meaning-dei-doge-maha-fafo-tds/
https://perspectives.ushmm.org/collection/public-health-under-the-third-reich
https://www.whitehouse.gov/maha/
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/guns-remain-leading-cause-of-death-for-children-and-teens
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/28/cdc-leaders-quit-susan-monarez-firing
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrj1znp0pyo
https://www.aamc.org/news/why-do-so-many-americans-distrust-science
Assessing the impact of misinformation during the spread of infectious diseases | Scientific Reports
How to Combat Misinformation - FactCheck.org