Robert F. Kennedy Jr. he was confirmed by the Senate on February 13, 2025 by a vote of 52 to 48 as HHS Secretary, with Senator Mitch McConnell being the only Republican to vote against.[1][2][4] He was elected by President Trump and sworn in before Judge Neil Gorsuch in the Oval Office[1][2][4]. As HHS Secretary, he leads the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health[1]. After taking office, he asked for the resignation of the head of the FDA's vaccine program, Peter Marks, who said in a letter that Kennedy was undermining confidence in vaccines[4]. The CDC's communications chief resigned, claiming Kennedy was bending science to fit his narratives instead of facts[4]. In an interview, he stated that during the reorganization of HHS, he plans to reduce personnel by up to 80 percent[5]. His ministry released a report on the deteriorating health of young people, generated by AI with non-existent resources[2].