Attendees wear Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) hats while posing for photos, ahead of an announcement from the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on new nutrition policies, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 8, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Make America Healthy Again movement followers have had notorious skepticism and self-described hesitancy around vaccines, but they have made an exception for one type of injection — Botox.
In a new report from The Cut, the publication spoke with a number of women who identify as MAHA followers but have "carved out one loophole" for the cosmetic injections.
The movement, made popular by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has launched unsubstantiated claims against key tenets of modern medicine and asserts that vaccines are to blame for chronic and childhood illnesses or diseases.
"Specifically, MAHA has been heavily criticized by the scientific and medical community for promoting widespread misinformation and pseudoscience and for its vague policy direction," according to The Cut.
Krisdee Clark, who had been diagnosed with stage-three breast cancer around five years ago, told The Cut that she started to rethink her mindset on health.
"Like many MAHA followers, Clark now steers clear of certain household and beauty products — avoiding or minimizing products with ingredients like parabens, phthalates, synthetic fragrances, and certain harsh preservatives – while favoring minimally processed oils and transparently sourced meats," The Cut reported.
"It became almost obsessive," she told The Cut, adding that "she generally refuses vaccines on principle."
“I try not to inject anything into my body,” Clark said.
The one thing she can't let go of, however, is Botox.
And she's not the only one.
"Alexandra Taylor, a 42-year-old MAHA follower and publicist who has worked for Team Trump, sees Botox as part of her overall health-and-wellness strategy," according to The Cut. She also said that having a job in the spotlight makes the pressure to have a "youthful appearance" go in hand with her job and that despite her skepticism of vaccinations she continues to get have scheduled Botox injections.
“It’s extremely important for my mental well being,” Taylor told The Cut, adding that she prefers to stay "natural" and that Botox can help her avoid piling on makeup.
“I don’t see a contradiction,” Taylor added. “They’re simply different medical considerations — for me, Botox is a personal choice I’ve made with informed consent after understanding the risks.”