Episode 171: Serious Challenges Ahead: RFK Jr and a New HHS

Osterholm Update

CIDRAP

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🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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In "Serious Challenges Ahead: RFK Jr and a New HHS," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the recent nomination of RFK Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. They also discuss the latest COVID data, a global increase in measles cases, and a decline in STI incidence in the United States.  <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-stewardship/superbugs-you">CIDRAP Superbugs & You Podcast</a> Follow us on <a href="https://bsky.app/">Bluesky</a>: Dr. Michael Osterholm (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mtosterholm.bsky.social">@mtosterholm.bsky.social</a>) and CIDRAP (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/cidrap.bsky.social">cidrap.bsky.social</a>) <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/newsletter">Sign up for CIDRAP's daily newsletter</a> <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/osterholm-update-covid-19">MORE EPISODES</a>       <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/support-cidrap">SUPPORT THIS PODCAST</a>

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Osterholm Update, a podcast on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases with Dr. Michael Osterholm.
0:15.4	Dr. Ostrome is an internationally recognized medical detective and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, or CIDRAP, at the University of Minnesota. In this podcast, Dr. O. Strom
0:27.0	draws on nearly 50 years of experience investigating infectious disease outbreaks to provide
0:31.8	straight talk on the latest infectious disease and public health threats. I'm Chris Dahl,
0:37.2	reporter for CidWap News, and I'm Chris Dahl, reporter for Sidrap News,
0:38.5	and I'm your host for these conversations. Welcome back, everyone, to another episode of the
0:46.6	Ostrom Update podcast. Over the last two episodes of the podcast, we've discussed concerns
0:51.8	about how public health could be impacted by the administration of
0:55.2	President-elect Donald Trump, while noting that we can't get too far ahead of ourselves, because
1:00.4	there's still a lot we don't know about how things will play out. Now, with last week's announcement
1:06.1	that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been nominated to be the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, we have a little more clarity.
1:14.2	While he will need to be confirmed for this position by the U.S. Senate, on its face, the nomination of a well-known promoter of anti-vaccine and other health-related conspiracy theories to run a sprawling department whose divisions regulate the nation's food,
1:29.5	medications, vaccines, medical treatments, and public health insurance programs is deeply troubling.
1:36.7	In the day since the nomination was announced, countless medical and public health professionals
1:40.9	have expressed concern about the damage that Kennedy could do in this
1:44.6	role. On this November 21st episode of the podcast, we're going to talk about the RFK Junior
1:49.5	nomination, what exactly he would be in charge of as the head of HHS, and what the concerns are.
1:56.6	We'll also examine the latest developments in the H5N1 avian flu outbreak,
2:01.6	discuss the latest COVID-19 data,
2:04.1	and bring you updates on the Marburg virus outbreak, measles,
2:08.2	and sexually transmitted infection incidents in the United States.
2:12.1	And we'll bring you the latest installment of this week in public health history.
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