RFK Jr ally Jay Bhattacharya was named acting director of the CDC and will be fourth leader in a year to head agency
Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was name…
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Anti-vaccine group once led by RFK Jr circulates false assertions amid measles outbreak ⊖
Children’s Health Defense using familiar playbook to defend health secretary as it downplays dangers of disease and exaggerate risks of vaccines, public health experts say
The non-profit group that Ro…
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’ ⊖
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Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
The Trump administration has indicated that it will fund a $1.6m study on hepatitis B vaccina…
71 days ago
CDC officials urge US flu vaccination after record child deaths last year ⊖
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Americans told ‘time to get vaccinated is now’ as concerning mutation of influenza virus circulates in US
Officials are urging doctors to vaccinate their patients and provide flu antivirals after deat…
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CDC advisory panel votes to limit hepatitis B vaccines for newborns ⊕
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Move from RFK Jr’s advisers mirrors Trump team’s regressive approach to longstanding vaccine guidance
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s vaccine advisers voted on Friday morning…
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‘Instability and confusion’ as CDC slashes 1,300 jobs before reinstating half ⊖
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Entire offices erased at health agency in Friday move before Trump administration says 700 notices were sent in error
More than a thousand employees at the US Centers for Disease Control and Preventio…
Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak ○
Concerns that three separate shots would be more costly and time-consuming, and keep kids from being vaccinated
The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is undergoing more scrutiny by the Trump ad…
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RFK Jr’s vaccine advisers remove prescription need for Covid vaccine, emphasizing personal choice ○
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After heated meeting, healthcare professionals and experts left deeply confused about committee’s recommendations
A powerful committee that advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C…
CDC panel recommends multiple shots for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox instead of single vaccine ○
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Experts react with concern that increasing the number of vaccinations required will threaten children’s health
A powerful vaccines committee for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
RFK Jr’s actions risk restricting children’s access to vaccines, say ousted CDC officials ○
Former officials testify before US Senate, saying the CDC under Kennedy is ‘supporting policies not based in science’
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Top former officials at the US Centers for Diseas…