Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is known for his hardline (and often controversial) stance on health issues, and his beverages of choice align with his ideas.

While much of President Trump’s Cabinet has chosen Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to swear them in, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in by a different member of the conservative bloc of the court.

But on Tuesday, speaking for the first time to thousands of U.S. Health and Human Services agency employees, he vowed to investigate the childhood vaccine schedule that prevents measles, polio and other dangerous diseases.

Vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as the new US health secretary3, 2025. His nomination in mid-November led to a resurgence of claims that question the efficacy of vaccines. Posts recently circulating on social media have shared an old newspaper report that claims to show Microsoft founder Bill Gates calling for “depopulation through forced vaccination”.