Immune Systems Advisor

Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who backed President-elect Donald Trump, said that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) bureaucracy should be winnowed down. Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces the suspension of his campaign and his support for Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, in Phoenix, Ariz., on Aug. 23, 2024. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images Before the election, Trump had floated Kennedy as having a role in his administration, namely targeting federal agencies that oversee health care, food, and drugs. “There are entire departments, like the nutrition department at the FDA ... that have to go—that are not doing their job. They’re not protecting our kids,” Kennedy told MSNBC. When he was asked if he would remove any health agencies, Kennedy said, “to eliminate the agencies, as long as it requires congressional approval, I wouldn’t be doing that.” “I can get the corruption out of the agencies,” he added. Kenne...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to remove social media posts and webpages that urged people to stop taking ivermectin to treat COVID-19, according to a settlement dated March 21. The FDA has already removed a page that said: “Should I take ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19? No.” Within 21 days, the FDA will remove another page titled, “why you should not use ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19,” according to the settlement announcement , which was filed with federal court in southern Texas. “The FDA has not authorized or approved ivermectin for use in preventing or treating COVID-19 in humans or animals,” the page currently states . It also says that data do not show ivermectin is effective against COVID-19, despite how some studies it cites show ivermectin is effective  against the illness. The FDA in the settlement is also agreeing to delete multiple social media posts that came out strongly against ivermectin, including one that stated: “You are ...