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Trump Adviser Calley Means Steps Down from Administration Role

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VaccinationPublic health policyWater fluoridation

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Calley Means, an adviser to RFK Jr. in the Trump administration, has announced his resignation from his position. Means has been a controversial figure whose public statements on COVID vaccines, raw milk consumption, and water fluoridation have drawn criticism from healthcare professionals and public health experts. His departure marks a significant personnel change in the administration's health policy advisory team.


This resignation could signal shifts in the administration's approach to public health policy, particularly regarding issues where Means advocated for positions contrary to mainstream medical consensus. The change may affect how health policy decisions are influenced at the administrative level.


Means’s views on the COVID vaccine, raw milk and fluoride have all been criticized by health care professionals

Source: RFK, Jr., adviser Calley Means announces his resignation from the Trump administration