Let’s not mince words here: it’s been a really rough year for public health and science in the U.S. And much of the blame can be placed squarely on America’s scandal-ridden antivaxxer-in-chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Since taking over HHS in February, RFK Jr. and his allies have taken a sledgehammer to the country’s public health infrastructure, emboldened medical charlatans, and set government agencies on wild goose chases to support his pet theories, while downplaying actual threats to people’s health.

There’s a laundry list of ways that RFK Jr. has actually made America less, not more, healthy. But here are some of the most egregious failures he’s presided over in 2025 (at least there are only three more years left to go??).

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