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HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr Testifies At Senate Finance Hearing

Politics Sep 04

4 major moments from RFK Jr.’s contentious hearing with senators

By Joshua Barajas, Hannah Grabenstein, Kenichi Serino

Politics Sep 04

U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's 2026 health care agenda on Capitol Hill in Washington,D.C.
WATCH: ‘We were lied to about everything’ around COVID, RFK Jr. says

Kennedy claimed the government, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lied about "natural immunity," that vaccines would prevent transmission and infection, and the "science behind cloth masks."…

By Hannah Grabenstein

Politics Sep 04

U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's 2026 health care agenda on Capitol Hill in Washington,D.C.
WATCH: RFK Jr. says fired CDC director lying about being asked to back non-scientific vaccine policy

In her column in The Wall Street Jounral, Monarez lambasted Kennedy and his "deliberate effort to weaken America's public-health system and vaccine protections."…

By Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas

Politics Sep 04

U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Donald Trump's 2026 health care agenda on Capitol Hill in Washington,D.C.
WATCH: RFK Jr. says firings at CDC were ‘necessary,’ blames organization for failed COVID policy

"[The] CDC failed that responsibility miserably during COVID when its disastrous, nonsensical policies destroyed small businesses, violated civil liberties, closed our schools, caused generational damage in doing so, masked infants with no science, and heightened economic inequality," Kennedy said.

By Kenichi Serino

Nation Aug 31

CDC advisory panel for vaccines convenes in Atlanta
Watch 6:30
Inside the CDC turmoil as RFK Jr. eyes sweeping vaccine policy changes

In just six months, the CDC has lost nearly half its budget and thousands of employees, and is caught in a political struggle as Health Secretary Kennedy moves to reshape the nation’s vaccine policies. Several CDC leaders resigned after the…

By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara

Aug 28

Watch 7:14
‘Public health is in trouble,’ says high-ranking CDC leader who resigned in protest

By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant

There are serious concerns about the Centers for Disease Control and its mission after Susan Monarez was suddenly fired from her position as director. She had refused to resign amid clashes with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine…

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Aug 25

Person in U.S. diagnosed with flesh-eating screwworm after travel to El Salvador

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

A person in the U.S. who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm. It's the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak.

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Aug 20

Watch 5:55
Why the American Academy of Pediatrics is diverging from CDC vaccine guidelines

By Stephanie Sy, Jackson Hudgins

The American Academy of Pediatrics released new COVID vaccination guidelines, and for the first time, they diverge significantly from the recommendations from the CDC. The changes leave parents with competing guidance as we head into fall. Stephanie Sy discussed more…

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Aug 12

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CDC shooting highlights increasing rhetoric and hostility against health professionals

By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant

The shooting at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta has shaken many in the field of public health. Authorities say the 32-year-old gunman fired nearly 200 rounds at six buildings on the CDC campus and believed COVID-19 vaccines were to blame…

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Aug 12

Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines, authorities say

By Charlotte Kramon, Jeff Martin, Associated Press

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White also recently verbalized thoughts of suicide, which led to law enforcement being contacted several weeks before the shooting.

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