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Public health expert reacts to RFK Jr. cabinet pick

President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has spent years touting anti-vaccine conspiracies and other debunked medical claims. News4’s Aimee Cho spoke with a public health expert about what his appointment could mean.

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