Health Aug 17 U.S. school vaccination rates inch down again as exemptions reach record high By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Health Aug 14 Trump's vaccine order would require millions of individual shots last used decades ago Monday’s announcement by Trump calls for separating combination shots — including the measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine — into separate injections. By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Health Aug 12 Trump's vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line President Donald Trump pivoted the nation’s attention back to vaccines this week with an executive order that aims to scale back the childhood immunization schedule and space out shots into separate visits. By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Politics Aug 10 WATCH: Trump signs executive order on childhood vaccine recommendations The order recommends separating the MMR vaccine into three different shots administered in separate visits, and directs the nation's health department to improve vaccine research, says a White House fact sheet. By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Health Apr 11 Babies too young for MMR vaccine become 'sitting ducks' in measles outbreaks Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in a measles outbreak and depend entirely on herd immunity. By Devi Shastri, Laura Ungar, Associated Press
Mar 16 Judge blocks RFK Jr. from scaling back childhood vaccine recommendations By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee. Continue reading
Dec 06 Fact-checking the CDC panel's reasons for dropping universal newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendation By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek, PolitiFact The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted Friday to end its recommendation that newborns be universally vaccinated against hepatitis B. Here are four fact-checks from the panel's deliberations. Continue reading
Dec 03 WATCH: RFK Jr.'s CDC panel delays vote on hepatitis B shots for newborns By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press A federal vaccine advisory committee on Thursday voted to delay until Friday a decision on whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born. Continue reading
Sep 17 WATCH: Ousted CDC chief says RFK Jr. incorrectly claimed childhood vaccine schedule had no evidence By Joshua Barajas Kennedy said that the CDC had "never collected" scientific evidence on the recommended childhood vaccine schedule, Monarez testified. Continue reading
Aug 24 Fact-checking RFK Jr.'s claim that pediatricians recommend vaccines for money By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact Pediatric practices often break even or lose money on vaccines. Doctors say they administer vaccines in accordance with scientific data about what is good for patient health. Continue reading