Shares of prominent vaccine makers plunged Thursday after President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The president-elect says the long-standing vaccine sceptic will "make America healthy again", in his first speech since election night.

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Although Trump signaled in the runup to the election that he planned to let the vaccine skeptic “go wild” on health, food and medicine, Kennedy’s official selection for the nation’s top health post sent shockwaves through the public health world,

Healthcare stocks were falling Friday morning after noted anti-vaccine crusader Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was announced as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Shares in European vaccine makers tumbled after President-elect Donald Trump picked vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Shares in European vaccine-makers fell in early trade on Friday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he had selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has previously spread misinformation on vaccines,

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced his intention to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer and former independent presidential candidate, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Trump picks RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary, Democratic Senators call him a "danger" to public health Trump choosing RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary sparks sharp debate about his qualifications and history as a vaccine skeptic.