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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could be on short list for HHS secretary, Trump allies say

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Kennedy is now on a short list being floated by some Trump allies to serve as the next head of the Department of Health and Human Services .

Kennedy 's odds of clearing a Senate led by Democrats would have been low, given his long record of what the party called "anti-science, fringe public health stances" That includes a comment that "there's no vaccine that is safe and effective".

Kennedy said Trump asked him to "root out the corruption and the conflicts of interests" in agencies that oversee drugs and vaccines.

He said he would likely do better in a role at the White House , serving as a czar who could target specific issues across different departments.

Some of Kennedy 's aims would fall outside of his jurisdiction, like the U.S. Department of Agriculture .

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