"You're going to see measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination rates go down," former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said on Friday.

If they commit to supporting long-proven safe vaccinations while increasing transparency and freedom to make choices on newer vaccines, they stand a good chance of rebuilding America’s trust in

As HHS secretary, Kennedy has the authority, working with the FDA commissioner, to reorganize the agency without congressional approval. He says he wants to fully eliminate “entire departments” at the FDA, listing as a top target the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, which he says can’t be trusted to do its job.