FDA employees consider leaving if RFK Jr. is appointed

FDA employees consider how to handle RFK Jr., including leaving
Staff turnover is typical when a new administration comes in, and a significant number of FDA employees similarly considered leaving before President-elect Donald Trump’s first term in office, said one former and one current official.
FDA Boss Sounds the Alarm About Future Under Trump and RFK Jr.
Food and Drug Administration commissioner Robert Califf said he was “disappointed” with the presidential election result and is uncertain about the agency’s future under Donald Trump. “I’m biased, but I feel like the FDA is at peak performance right now and we’ll just see what happens as the new team comes in,
FDA employees consider leaving if RFK Jr. is appointed as HHS secretary
NBC News' Berkeley Lovelace Jr. reports that some officials in the Food and Drug Administration are grappling with how to handle their positions if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes over as Health and Human Services secretary.
Trump will nominate RFK Jr. for HHS secretary
Washington — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday in a social media post that he'll nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. "I am thrilled to announce Robert F.
Trump appoints RFK Jr. as health secretary
President-elect Donald Trump appointed known anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
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After election, FDA's Califf lays out hopes for his Trump-appointed successor
While personally “disappointed” about the election’s outcome, current FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D., has laid ...
RFK Jr. vow to purge FDA sets up collision with Big Pharma
Kennedy has been most vocal about the FDA, an agency that oversees nearly $3 trillion in medicines, food and tobacco products ...
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FDA Commissioner Califf Candid on Trump's Impact: 'We Just Don't Know What's Going to Happen'
FDA commissioner Robert Califf’s second term is anticipated to end in 2025, and all eyes are now on who will be the ...
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FDA commissioner suggests RFK Jr. and Trump might compromise an agency ‘at peak performance’
The agency’s ability to hire and retain skilled employees may be in jeopardy given Trump ally Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ...
In RFK Jr., drugmakers face an antagonist with regulatory power
Anxious and bewildered, some drugmakers are reaching out to their lobbyists about how Robert Kennedy’s pending nomination ...
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Trump taps RFK Jr. to run HHS — but two groups could block him
Kennedy has a history of vaccine disinformation and suggested a ban on fluoride in water and eliminating entire FDA ...
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FDA employees consider quitting if RFK Jr. joins Trump's administration
At a cancer research event Tuesday, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said he was “disappointed” with the election results ...
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Scientists fear what’s next for public health if RFK Jr. is allowed to ‘go wild’
Trump has promised he would allow Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to "go wild" on medicines, food, and health. With that, a radical antiestablishment medical movement with roots in past centuries could threaten ...
Robert Kennedy Poised To Lead Health And Human Services: Why FDA, NIH Officials Are Nervous
Federal employees are concerned over President-elect Donald Trump’s pick, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to lead the Department of ...
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BioNTech acquires its Chinese cancer drug partner
BioNTech said that it is acquiring the Chinese drugmaker Biotheus for $800 million to bolster its cancer strategy. The two ...
Drugmaker stocks slide as Trump picks vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for US health job
By Samuel Indyk and Ludwig Burger (Reuters) -Shares of major U.S. drugmakers fell on Friday after U.S. President-elect Donald ...