Sep 04 WATCH: RFK Jr. says fired CDC director lying about being asked to back non-scientific vaccine policy By Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas 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."… Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH: RFK Jr. says firings at CDC were ‘necessary,’ blames organization for failed COVID policy By Kenichi Serino "[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. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 6:30 Inside the CDC turmoil as RFK Jr. eyes sweeping vaccine policy changes By Ali Rogin, Satvi Sunkara 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… Continue watching
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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 8:02 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
Aug 11 In CDC attack, man fired 180 shots, breaking 150 windows By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press It may take weeks or even months to replace windows and clean up the damage at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, according to information circulated internally at the agency. Continue reading
Jul 30 Ousted vaccine panel members say rigorous science is being abandoned under RFK Jr. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Seventeen experts ousted from a U.S. vaccine committee are expressing little faith in what the panel has become. Continue reading