"ROB STEIN, BYLINE: It's been quite a ride this year. You know, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - he's never been a big fan of vaccines, and he's moved fast to put his mark on how we use them. PARKS: Rob Stein is a health correspondent on NPR's Science Desk. He's covered gene editing, stem cells, genetics."
"STEIN: Secretary Kennedy thinks many of our, you know, established institutions haven't done their jobs protecting the American public and improving their health, especially when it comes to vaccines. PARKS: And it's not just rhetoric anymore. Rob says the way vaccines are regulated and who gets to shape those decisions is changing in real time. STEIN: He's installed some like-minded deputies who clearly have no qualms challenging sort of the accepted wisdom that vaccines are generally very safe and highly effective."
Vaccine coverage shifted after COVID, and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine critic, has acted quickly to influence vaccine policy. Headlines this year include claims linking COVID-19 vaccines to pediatric deaths and revived assertions about vaccines and autism. Kennedy has appointed deputies who question conventional conclusions about vaccine safety and effectiveness, and the regulatory process and decision-making authority over vaccines are changing in real time. Journalists can no longer rely on traditional public-health institutions for clear, science-based answers and must confront a rising flood of misinformation. The shift has created challenges for reporters covering vaccines and public health.
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