RFK Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to play a role in Trump administration and potentially influence how the FDA and CDC approach the lifesaving shots.

Longtime Democrat and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.is poised to take a health role in a new Trump administration and wage war on chronic disease by attacking everything from fluoride in drinking water to sugary drinks paid for by food stamps.

Kennedy has suggested he would ban fluoride in drinking water after being appointed to an unspecified health post in former President Donald Trump’s upcoming second administration.

Trump has made it clear that RFK Jr. will get the chance to reshape public health in the U.S. if he's re-elected, which could go as far as pulling some vaccines from the market.

Donald Trump’s election win opens the door for vaccine denier Robert F ... a measure that has improved oral health for millions of Americans. “RFK Jr. is probably the best financed and most influential anti-vaxxer, anti-science conspiracy theorist ...

Mr. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer who has no medical or public health degrees, has promoted anti-vaccine conspiracies for years.

Trump's victory gives a broader platform to critics of federal health programs. Among other moves, he may try to weaken the Affordable Care Act and cut funding for Medicaid coverage.