09/10/2025

Associations Call for Health Secretary Kennedy’s Resignation

Although unusual, last week’s statement was a necessary step, some say

A group of associations focused on medicine and public health has taken the extraordinary step of calling for the resignation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The joint statement was released last Wednesday by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), cosigned by 20 additional groups, including the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the American Association of Immunologists and more. Citing Kennedy’s dismissal of established science around food safety, vaccination and chronic disease prevention, the statement voices concern that "American people will needlessly suffer and die" under his policies.

"After careful consideration, we insist on Kennedy’s resignation to restore the integrity, credibility and science-driven mission of HHS and all its agencies,” the statement reads. “Our country needs leadership that will promote honest dialogue, not disregard decades of lifesaving science, spread misinformation, reverse medical progress and decimate programs that keep us safe."

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