The cartoon depicts a virus-like figure seated at an office desk surrounded by pathogens, reacting positively to RFK Jr.'s influence on health policy. The caption highlights booming business from disease spread. Published March 6, 2025, it responds to RFK Jr.'s nomination for a top health role and recent measles cases in Texas. The visual ties antivaccine rhetoric to increased illness during flu season.
On February 6 2025 Dave Whamond depicts RFK Jr. as the subject of a failed Cupid attempt to win over a Democratic donkey that refuses vaccination. The image coincides with ongoing Senate confirmation hearings for the HHS nominee whose past statements on vaccines have drawn sharp criticism from Democrats. The visual uses the Valentine motif to underscore resistance to the appointment.
The January 31 2025 cartoon by Ratt responds to RFK Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearing for HHS secretary. It contrasts a famous quote from his father RFK senior with a caricature of the nominee featuring a brain worm emerging from his ear and an anti-vaccine symbol on his shirt. The speech bubble twists the original idealism into a critique of unfounded beliefs about vaccines and public health policy.
During his January 2025 Senate confirmation hearing for HHS secretary, RFK Jr. stated he is not anti-vaccine. The image depicts his face covered in red dots labeled lies, highlighting contradictions with his past comments on vaccines, autism, and related health issues under the Trump administration.
Published December 16 2024 the cartoon shows Robert F Kennedy Jr in a red cap reading Make Polio Great Again. A green worm emerges from his head as a speech bubble asks what is wrong with your brain. The image responds to President elect Donald Trump naming RFK Jr as his choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. RFK Jr has long promoted vaccine skepticism including past comments on polio and other diseases. The visual highlights ongoing debates over his fitness for the post amid public health concerns.
John Darkow's November 2024 cartoon shows RFK Jr in tribal headdress beside a bear cub on the ground. A suited figure stands next to a large whale head bearing a medical cross. The image references RFK Jr's nomination to lead Health and Human Services and his history of vaccine skepticism.
