Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s health team picks includes outspoken critics of the medical establishment and COVID-19 health measures. All could play pivotal roles in fulfilling an agenda that could change how the government goes about safeguarding Americans’ health, from health care and medicines to food safety and science research. In line to be Trump’s health secretary is anti-vaccine organizer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He says his task is to “reorganize” federal health agencies. They employ 80,000 scientists, researchers, doctors and other officials. On Tuesday night, Trump nominated Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health. He opposed pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates.