Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a vaccine critic who has pledged to tackle chronic disease, was named U.S. Health Secretary on Thursday after overcoming resistance from the medical establishment and members of Congress with promises to limit his role in vaccination policy.

A key Senate committee supports Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services. The full Senate will vote on his nomination.

Kennedy Jr., is sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Service by associate Justice of the Supreme Court Neil Gorsuch, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13,