Health Aug 14 Trump's vaccine order would require millions of individual shots last used decades ago 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 Aug 06 New kind of flu shot is on the way as the FDA approves Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine The shot, named mFlusiva, is intended for adults age 50 or older. By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Health May 12 Marty Makary resigns as Trump's FDA chief At the FDA, Makary failed to win the staff's confidence after mass layoffs, leadership changes and a series of controversies in which the agency’s scientific principles appeared to be overridden by political interests. By Matthew Perrone, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
Apr 28 South Carolina's measles outbreak is over after sickening nearly 1,000 people By Devi Shastri, Associated Press On Sunday, the state passed the threshold of 42 days with no new outbreak-related cases. State health officials estimate the outbreak response cost $2.1 million. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 8:41 RFK Jr. defends vaccine guidance changes and health spending cuts By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson, Azhar Merchant Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was back testifying on Capitol Hill, giving members of Congress a chance to press him on some of the biggest changes he's making on spending cuts, vaccines and other public health issues. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Apr 11 Babies too young for MMR vaccine become 'sitting ducks' in measles outbreaks By Devi Shastri, Laura Ungar, Associated Press Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in a measles outbreak and depend entirely on herd immunity. Continue reading
Apr 08 RFK Jr. says he's launching a podcast to expose 'lies' that have made Americans sick By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The show will launch next week and feature Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine crusader who has reshaped the country’s health policy, in conversation with doctors, scientists and agency staff. Continue reading
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