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Susan Glasser, a journalist and staff writer for The New Yorker, highlights that RFK Jr.'s nomination represents a troubling normalization of skepticism towards some of the 20th century’s greatest public health achievements. The collaboration between RFK Jr. and Donald Trump has generated considerable concern about undermining public confidence in vaccinations and other essential public health interventions.

Glasser notes that Trump's support of RFK Jr. seems less about genuine alignment with the latter’s views and more of a political calculation to cultivate a coalition within the Republican Party. This coalition draws upon disaffected voters skeptical about the medical establishment, including vaccine hesitancy and alternative health positions.

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