Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Hundreds of staff from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told Congress that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sharing false health info with the public and called on him to step up protection of public health professionals.
They accused Kennedy of complicity in "dismantling America's public health infrastructure and endangering the nation's health."
More than 750 current and former HHS employees on Wednesday called on Kennedy to stop "spreading inaccurate health information" and prioritize the safety of public servants in the health sector in the wake of this month's fatal shooting at the Atlanta headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"The attack came amid growing mistrust in public institutions, driven by politicized rhetoric that has turned public health professionals from trusted experts into targets of villainization," the letter to members of Congress read in part.
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