Six former U.S. Surgeons General, Republicans and Democrats, warn in an op-ed published in the Washington Post today that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is “endangering the health of the nation.”
This is really something.
“Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this.”
The latest from former U.S. surgeons general @JeromeAdamsMD, @DrRichCarmona, Joycelyn Elders, @vivek_murthy, @ANovelloMD and David Satcher: https://t.co/XANQACGU67
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) October 7, 2025
The six former U.S. Surgeons General are: Jerome Adams, Richard Carmona, Joycelyn Elders, Vivek Murthy, Antonia Novello and David Satcher.
From the Washington Post:
As former U.S. surgeons general appointed by every Republican and Democratic president since George H.W. Bush, we have collectively spent decades in service as the Nation’s Doctor.
We took two sacred oaths in our lifetimes: first, as physicians who swore to care for our patients and, second, as public servants who committed to protecting the health of all Americans.
Today, in keeping with those oaths, we are compelled to speak with one voice to say that the actions of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are endangering the health of the nation.
Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored.
Over recent months, we have watched with increasing alarm as the foundations of our nation’s public health system have been undermined. Science and expertise have taken a back seat to ideology and misinformation.
Morale has plummeted in our health agencies, and talent is fleeing at a time when we face rising threats — from resurgent infectious diseases to worsening chronic illnesses.
After noting several specific issues with Kennedy – from anti-vax positions to ignoring the measles outbreak earlier this year to ignoring science in general – the six Surgeons General close with this:
Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk. He has rejected science, misled the public and compromised the health of Americans.
The nation deserves a health and human services secretary who is committed to scientific integrity and can restore morale and trust in our public health agencies.
Having served at senior levels in government, we know that politics are complicated. But this is bigger than politics. It’s about putting the health of Americans first.
Read the full op-ed here.
Six former surgeons general say Kennedy is “endangering” the nation’s health https://t.co/C8r6yVdjDr
— Axios (@axios) October 7, 2025
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