US ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
When Robert F Kennedy Jr took over as head of the US Department of ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ and Human Services (HHS) earlier this year, it was clear that identifying causes of autism would be one of his top priorities. Before becoming the country’s highest-ranking public health official, Kennedy spent much of his career peddling debunked claims that vaccines were behind rising autism rates. Now, he has declared autism an epidemic – and is launching a $50 million initiative to address it.
