COVID-19

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.

Looking to get a COVID shot this fall? Here's why it's likely to be more complicated

By Tom Murphy, Associated Press

Will you get a COVID-19 vaccine this year? The answer may depend on your age, insurance coverage, health and finding a pharmacist who will provide the shot.

After the shooting at CDC, RFK Jr. criticizes agency's pandemic response

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump’s Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., also described political violence as “wrong” and said his job is to protect employees.

RFK Jr. pulls funding for vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

The projects — 22 of them — are being led by some of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna to prevent flu, COVID-19 and H5N1 infections.

EU's Ursula von der Leyen faces no-confidence vote this week

By Associated Press

The president of the European Union’s executive branch faces a no-confidence vote this week linked in part to text messages she exchanged with a pharmaceutical boss during the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. is pulling funding from Gavi, global group that has paid for more than a billion kids to get vaccinated

By Maria Cheng, Associated Press

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the organization has “ignored the science" and “lost the public trust.”…

CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shots

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

The nation's top public health agency posted new recommendations that say healthy children and pregnant women may get COVID-19 vaccinations, removing stronger language that those groups should get the shots.

Trump officials say yearly COVID shots will no longer be approved for healthy adults and children

By Matthew Perrone, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

The FDA said Tuesday annual COVID shots will still be regularly approved for seniors and younger people with increased health risks from the virus.

More than 5 million student loan borrowers are in default. Education Department says they will be referred to debt collection

By Annie Ma, Associated Press

The Trump administration's announcement marks an end to a period of leniency that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. No federal student loans have been referred for collection since March 2020, including those in default.