Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. intends to eliminate the Health and Human Services Department's Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy. This decision comes amidst a larger restructuring that will cut 20,000 positions at HHS. Kennedy's administration has drawn scrutiny due to his promotion of conspiracy theories linking poppers—a popular inhalant among certain communities—to AIDS, contradicting established scientific understanding. This follows FDA raids affecting poppers manufacturers and contrasts with previous administrations' support for HIV research and prevention initiatives.
"The initial signals of AIDS, Kaposi's sarcoma and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP), were both strongly linked to amyl nitrite - 'poppers' - a popular drug among promiscuous gays."
"This move comes amid a broader 'restructuring' that will, per a recent announcement, eliminate 20,000 positions at the agency."
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