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fromTruthout
2 days ago

US Will Likely Lose Its Measles Elimination Status This Spring

U.S. measles cases surged after 2025 amid administration changes and vaccine skepticism, risking loss of national measles elimination status.
Public health
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

The Anti-Vaxxers' Next Move

HHS removed several vaccines from the CDC's childhood-recommendation list, enabling Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to alter vaccine policy unilaterally.
Public health
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Louisiana's top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy

Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has questioned COVID vaccine safety and banned state vaccine promotion, will be CDC principal deputy director under HHS leadership.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

CDC claims vaccines may cause autism. And, Trump and Mamdani to meet today

The CDC's website wording suggests a possible vaccine-autism link despite no new evidence, while a Trump peace plan demands major Ukrainian territorial concessions.
Public health
fromTruthout
3 months ago

I Am One of 20 Million in US With Long COVID. RFK Pulled the Rug From Under Us.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as HHS Secretary, dismantled long COVID research offices and programs, undermining research funding and patient involvement.
Public health
fromTruthout
3 months ago

6 Former Surgeons General Say RFK Jr. Is Endangering the Health of the Nation

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is endangering national health by promoting misinformation, undermining scientific integrity, and de-emphasizing vaccination amid measles outbreaks.
fromTruthout
3 months ago

Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens Files Articles of Impeachment Against RFK Jr.

Amid a flurry of disinformation and non-science-based medical advisories from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a Democratic lawmaker has indicated she is readying articles of impeachment against HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy has peddled myriad falsehoods about vaccination over the years, including errant statements regarding their efficacy and safety and wrongly claiming that vaccines are linked to autism.
US politics
Public health
fromMedCity News
4 months ago

Debunked Episode 19: Turmoil at the CDC, Epic's AI Strategy - MedCity News

Health insurers as middlemen drive high premiums and surprise patient costs while leadership upheaval at HHS and CDC has altered longstanding vaccine policies.
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Public health
fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

America's New Vaccine Anarchy

Several U.S. states and medical societies are abandoning CDC vaccine guidance after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismantled core vaccine infrastructure and ACIP.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

RFK Jr accused of reckless disregard for science and the truth' in Senate hearing

Robert F Kennedy Jr. faced intense Senate scrutiny over vaccine skepticism, CDC turmoil, and his HHS leadership after firing the CDC director.
Public health
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 months ago

COVID Vaccines Are Still Saving LivesBut They Will Be Harder to Get This Year

Many people in the U.S. will lack easy access to updated COVID-19 vaccines this fall and winter due to restricted approvals and unclear public-health guidance.
Public health
fromTruthout
5 months ago

Court Ruling Clears the Way for Hundreds of CDC Staff to Be Laid Off

At least 600 CDC employees were terminated after a court ruling, weakening the U.S. public health system and reducing workforce capability.
fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago

After the CDC shooting, federal workers pressure RFK Jr. for more protections

A letter signed by hundreds of current and former HHS employees, addressed to Kennedy and members of Congress, says Kennedy is "complicit in dismantling America's public health infrastructure and endangering the nation's health" by questioning the integrity of the CDC's workforce, making false claims that COVID vaccines are not safe or effective, changing vaccine policy based on ideology rather than science, and contributing to "harassment and violence experienced by the CDC staff."
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