HHS Secretary RFK Jr. promotes nutritional education and discusses vaccine research

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is advocating for medical schools to incorporate 40 hours of nutritional education into their graduation requirements. The initiative aims to encourage health professionals to guide patients toward protein-rich diets. Approximately 80 medical schools and colleges of osteopathic medicine have already committed to this curriculum change, including several major Florida institutions such as the University of Florida and the University of Miami.

In a separate context, Kennedy addressed the Children’s Health Defense conference in Washington, D.C., where he discussed vaccine-related concerns and praised researchers Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn. Their work is linked to a controversial hepatitis B vaccine (HBV) study in Guinea-Bissau conducted by the Bandim Health Project. The study, which was slated to receive $1.6 million in CDC funding, has faced significant scrutiny and was placed on hold by the University of Southern Denmark following international outcry and objections from the government of Guinea-Bissau.