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President Trump Makes Announcement On New Theories On Autism Causation In Children

Health Sep 26

12 ways RFK Jr. has undercut vaccine confidence as health secretary

By Laura Santhanam

Politics Sep 22

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump attends the "Making Health Technology Great Again" event at the White House in Was...
WATCH: Without new evidence, Trump and his health officials push unproven link between acetaminophen and autism

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised earlier this year to determine the cause of autism by September.

By Associated Press

Nation Sep 18

Meeting for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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CDC panel overhauled by RFK Jr. changes childhood vaccine recommendations

It is a big week that may change vaccine guidance and access. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices began a two-day meeting to discuss and vote on various recommendations. It's being watched closely because the committee was completely overhauled by…

By Ali Rogin, Laura Santhanam, Azhar Merchant

Politics Sep 17

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
WATCH: Former CDC doctor says U.S. is on track to see uptick in preventable diseases under Kennedy

Houry pointed to multiple examples, including Kennedy's decisions to halt a flu vaccine campaign and to replace public health experts with vaccine skeptics on the CDC's advisory group on immunization practices.

By Laura Santhanam

Health Sep 17

Meeting for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
WATCH: RFK Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine panel recommends new restrictions on MMRV vaccines

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine advisory committee on Thursday recommended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopt new restrictions on a combination shot that protects against chickenpox as well as measles, mumps and rubella.

By Mike Stobbe, Laura Ungar, Associated Press

Sep 14

Ebola vaccination begins in southern Congo amid latest outbreak

By Associated Press

Vaccination for those exposed to the Ebola virus and front-line health workers has begun in southern Kasai province, the World Health Organization said Sunday.

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Sep 12

These states are taking steps to ease access to COVID-19 vaccines

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

The governors of Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina on Friday joined the growing list of Democratic officials who have signed orders intended to ensure most residents can receive COVID-19 vaccines at pharmacies without individual prescriptions.

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Sep 09

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A look at what’s in RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report – and what’s missing

By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz

The Trump Administration released its plan for improving health outcomes and tackling chronic childhood illnesses. The strategy came from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again Commission he oversees. The plan focuses on everything from…

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Sep 09

RFK Jr. wants all new vaccines tested against a placebo. Doctors say that isn’t good science

By Ali Rogin

Today, if there is a known vaccine treatment for a disease, the medical establishment considers it unethical to withhold that drug from trial participants, as would happen in a placebo group.

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Sep 08

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As Florida moves to end vaccine mandates, pediatricians fear more states could follow

By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Jenna Bloom

Health officials in Florida are moving to end many school vaccination mandates, and public health experts are worried about the impact on children and whether other states may follow. William Brangham discussed more with Dr. Mona Amin, a pediatrician in…

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