HHS Refuses to Say What An Anti-Vaccine Activist Is Doing at the Agency
David Geier, a controversial anti-vaccine activist, continues to work at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) without clear details about his role. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has not provided the Senate Finance Committee with information regarding Geier's contract, despite previous commitments. Concerns have been raised about Geier's access to sensitive data and the implications of his employment for public health.
- ▪David Geier is employed at HHS, but the agency has not disclosed his specific role.
- ▪HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has failed to provide the Senate with details about Geier's contract as promised.
- ▪Geier has a controversial history in the anti-vaccine movement, with autism advocates labeling him a 'quack.'
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freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "motherjones_right_rail_1", slotId: "ROS_ATF_300x600" }); HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.Jim LoScalzo/CNP/Zuma Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Longtime and controversial anti-vaccine activist David Geier is still working at the Department of Health and Human Services—and the agency is still refusing to specify exactly what he’s doing. In mid-April, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the Senate Finance Committee that he would give them a copy of Geier’s contract. According to a member of the committee, he has still not.
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