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fromAxios
10 hours ago

Here are the biggest takeaways from RFK Jr.'s fiery Senate appearance

Sen. Kennedy aggressively defended CDC firings and vaccine policy changes, accusing critics of dishonesty while prompting bipartisan concern that his actions could jeopardize public health.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
11 hours ago

Top 5 Most Stunning Moments From RFK Jr.'s Bombastic Senate Hearing: Killing Millions!'

A Senate Finance Committee hearing with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. erupted into heated bipartisan clashes, protests, and intense questioning over proposed CDC and vaccine policy changes.
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fromThe Verge
3 months ago
Public health

The FDA is making it more difficult for many Americans to get vaccinated for covid

The FDA's new policy on COVID vaccines is focusing on high-risk individuals, increasing scrutiny on vaccines for lower-risk groups.
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fromBoston.com
3 months ago

Trump officials set new, more stringent requirements for COVID vaccines

Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer receive routine approval under new FDA policy.
Public health
fromThe Verge
3 months ago

The FDA is making it more difficult for many Americans to get vaccinated for covid

The FDA's new policy on COVID vaccines is focusing on high-risk individuals, increasing scrutiny on vaccines for lower-risk groups.
US news
fromBoston.com
3 months ago

Trump officials set new, more stringent requirements for COVID vaccines

Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer receive routine approval under new FDA policy.
fromTruthout
12 hours ago

Florida Is Dropping All Vaccine Mandates, State's Surgeon General Says

Florida plans to drop all vaccine requirements, risking outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles and polio.
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fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago
Public health

Health officials and experts praise CDC's Demetre Daskalakis for standing up in blistering resignation

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fromCbsnews
2 months ago

CDC official overseeing COVID hospitalization data resigns after RFK Jr.'s vaccine orders

CDC official resigned in protest over changes to vaccine recommendations and committee leadership.
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fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

CDC virus expert resigns after RFK Jr.'s purge of vaccine advisers

Resignation of CDC scientist Fiona Havers raises alarm over the integrity of vaccine policy amidst a major overhaul by HHS Secretary Kennedy.
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago
Public health

Health officials and experts praise CDC's Demetre Daskalakis for standing up in blistering resignation

fromCbsnews
2 months ago
Coronavirus

CDC official overseeing COVID hospitalization data resigns after RFK Jr.'s vaccine orders

fromwww.mediaite.com
14 hours ago

Ron Wyden and RFK Jr. Throw Down On Child Vaccines

I think the American Academy of Pediatrics is gravely conflicted. They get their biggest contributors are the four largest vaccine makers. They run a journal, Pediatrix, which they make a lot of money on, that is completely dependent on pharmaceutical companies. So I don't think I wouldn't put a big stake in what they say that benefits pharmaceutical interests. Senator, I didn't politicize it, but I de-politicize it, Kennedy argued.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
15 hours ago

RFK Jr. To Face Tough Questioning from Senate: Live Updates

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert. F. Kennedy, Jr. will face intense questioning before the Senate Finance Committee Thursday morning. His appearance comes nearly one week after he forced the ouster of Susan Monarez, the director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, after the two clashed over vaccine policy. Several top officials at the CDC also resigned following her firing, leaving the nation's most powerful public health agency in crisis.
US politics
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
17 hours ago

U.S. States Start Sharp Divisions on Vaccines

A West Coast versus Southeast vaccine divide took shape on Wednesday as Pacific Coast states formed a compact to bulwark their vaccine recommendationswhile Florida moved to drop school shot requirements entirely. The moves come amid concern about changing vaccine recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ahead of flu season because influenza viruses often spread severely in schools. Last week the White House last week fired the CDC's newly installed director, Susan Monarez, prompting the resignation of other senior agency staff.
Public health
fromwww.npr.org
18 hours ago

RFK Jr. faces Senate about CDC chaos. And, Harvard funding freeze ruled illegal

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to testify in the Senate this morning. The hearing comes a week after he pressured Susan Monarez to resign from her position as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. When she refused, the White House fired her. Three top CDC officials then resigned in protest.
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fromsfist.com
1 day ago
Public health

Long Live Republican Measles: West Coast States and Florida Go Opposite Directions on Vaccines

US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

This week, RFK Jr. and Donald Trump showed how disease and despotism walk hand in hand

The disbanding of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee and the military's involvement in protests reveal a concerning trend in America.
fromsfist.com
1 day ago
Public health

Long Live Republican Measles: West Coast States and Florida Go Opposite Directions on Vaccines

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fromTruthout
2 months ago

RFK Jr. Packs CDC Immunization Board With Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy Theorists

HHS Secretary Kennedy replaced CDC's vaccine advisory board members with anti-vaxxers, citing a need to rebuild public confidence in vaccine science.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

This week, RFK Jr. and Donald Trump showed how disease and despotism walk hand in hand

The disbanding of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee and the military's involvement in protests reveal a concerning trend in America.
Public health
fromKqed
1 day ago

In Rebuke of RFK Jr., the West Coast Unites on Vaccine Policy | KQED

California, Oregon and Washington formed the Western Health Alliance to issue coordinated vaccine recommendations independent of CDC guidance.
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fromPoynter
6 days ago
Public health

Can RFK Jr. ban COVID-19 vaccines? What to know about federal rules around the process - Poynter

fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Healthcare

RFK Jr grilled on vaccine policies and healthcare fraud in bruising House hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense scrutiny during a congressional hearing, resulting in retractions and accusations about dishonesty and influence from pharmaceutical contributions.
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago
NYC politics

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Just Gutted an Important CDC Advisory Committee

Kennedy's removal of ACIP members contradicts prior assurances and raises serious concerns about public health policy.
fromPoynter
6 days ago
Public health

Can RFK Jr. ban COVID-19 vaccines? What to know about federal rules around the process - Poynter

NYC politics
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Just Gutted an Important CDC Advisory Committee

Kennedy's removal of ACIP members contradicts prior assurances and raises serious concerns about public health policy.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Florida to end vaccine mandates for children as state's surgeon general likens them to slavery'

Children in Florida will no longer be required to receive vaccines against preventable diseases including measles, mumps, chicken pox, polio and hepatitis said Joseph Ladapo, the state's surgeon general, on Wednesday in a speech during which he likened vaccine mandates to slavery. Ladapo, hand-picked for the role by Ron DeSantis, Florida's Republican governor, is a long-time skeptic of the benefit of vaccines, and has previously been accused of peddling scientific nonsense by public health advocates.
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fromAxios
1 day ago

These 3 states are teaming up to counter the CDC's vaccine recommendations

The western states envision issuing guidelines they said would be driven by evidence-based recommendations from national medical organizations. The effort also includes releasing shared principles on how to build public trust in vaccines, they said. The move comes after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. effectively restricted COVID-19 vaccines to high-risk groups, limiting access for healthy children or healthy pregnant women.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

3 States Rebuff RFK Jr., Issue Their Own Vax Guidelines

California, Washington, and Oregon issued independent vaccine guidelines to rely on science and data, opposing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine policy actions.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days ago

Prominent Cardiologist on CNN Urges Americans to Not Trust' U.S. Health Dept Leadership on Vaccines

So, if we're headed now in a direction where we can't trust these agencies as they're being dismantled and, you know, we have these reports that by next month there is going to be some kind of report that attempts to tie vaccines to autism, for example, and stuff that isn't actually based in science, who should Americans then rely on for health guidance?
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

RFK Jr says he'll fix' a vaccine program - by canceling compensation for people with vaccine injuries

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aims to reshape the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, potentially increasing litigation risk and destabilizing the vaccine market.
#cdc-leadership
fromFortune
6 days ago
US politics

The new head of the CDC has no training in medicine and once helped Peter Thiel develop man-made islands floating outside U.S. territory

fromFast Company
1 week ago
Public health

What's happening at the CDC? Director Susan Monarez ousted after clashes with HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

fromCbsnews
1 week ago
Public health

Sen. Cassidy calls for vaccine advisory meeting to be postponed amid CDC departures

fromFortune
6 days ago
US politics

The new head of the CDC has no training in medicine and once helped Peter Thiel develop man-made islands floating outside U.S. territory

fromFast Company
1 week ago
Public health

What's happening at the CDC? Director Susan Monarez ousted after clashes with HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

fromCbsnews
1 week ago
Public health

Sen. Cassidy calls for vaccine advisory meeting to be postponed amid CDC departures

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fromThe Washington Post
6 days ago

New FDA coronavirus vaccine rules bring U.S. closer to other countries

U.S. narrowed COVID vaccine approvals to high-risk groups and people 65+, aligning with international risk-based vaccination policies and prompting confusion and resignations.
fromgaycitynews.com
1 week ago

Enough is enough': Gay CDC official resigns, says nation's health security is at risk'

A senior CDC immunization director resigned, accusing the administration of politicizing public health and opposing vaccine schedule changes while FDA limited COVID vaccine authorizations.
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

BREAKING: Out CDC vaccine chief resigns, saying 'enough is enough' with Trump and RFK Jr.

Daskalakis posted his blistering resignation letter on X and Instagram on Wednesday evening. In it, he said he would step down as director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases on Thursday, citing irreconcilable ethical and scientific concerns. "I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public's health," Daskalakis wrote.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Vaccine situation will be complicated this year, experts warn

Healthy adults under 65 on Medicaid may face greater difficulty and higher costs obtaining flu and COVID-19 vaccines due to federal vaccine policy changes.
fromFuturism
1 week ago

RFK Jr. Cancels Promising Work on Cancer Vaccine

Perhaps most damningly, the younger Kennedy has elected to " wind down" the development of mRNA vaccines and cancel $500 million in research contracts because of his vaccine skepticism, particularly as it relates to COVID-19 vaccines. Along with its incredible efficacy at staving off further death from the coronavirus pandemic, researchers working with mRNA believe they may be close to achieving a monumental milestone: creating a universal cancer vaccine using the promising biotechnology.
US politics
Public health
fromkffhealthnews.org
1 week ago

It's almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it?

People 6 months and older should receive an annual flu vaccine; most insurers will cover it, and updated 2025–26 flu shots are available.
Science
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Scientists Are Caught in a Political Trap

American scientific research faces increasing political interference, prompting defensive activism that risks confirming perceptions of science as a partisan enterprise.
fromCbsnews
1 week ago

Pediatric group issues COVID-19 vaccine guidance for kids, which differs from CDC

The American Academy of Pediatrics is strongly recommending COVID vaccinations for children ages 6 months to 2 years old.
Public health
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Obvious Reason the U.S. Should Not Vaccinate Like Denmark

U.S. vaccine policy under Kennedy Jr. advocates for a more European approach, contrasting with decades of U.S. ideals.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

RFK Jr.'s picks for CDC vaccine advisers meet this week amid controversy

ACIP's upcoming meeting is under scrutiny due to recent political changes and concerns about its new members.
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