Jun 26 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.”… Continue reading
Jun 26 What to know about thimerosal, vaccine preservative from bygone flu-shot debate By Associated Press The Trump administration’s vaccine advisers are bringing up an old debate: whether it’s time to wipe out the last small fraction of those vaccines that contain a controversial preservative. Continue reading
Jun 26 RFK Jr.’s vaccine committee endorses flu shots, except those with preservative thimerosal By Mike Stobbe, Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press The Trump administration’s new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fall’s flu vaccinations for just about every American but threw in a twist: Only use certain shots free of an ingredient antivaccine groups have falsely tied to autism. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: CDC vaccine panel holds meeting after RFK Jr. ousts and replaces expert former members By Mike Stobbe, Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers alarmed pediatricians Wednesday by announcing inquiries into some long-settled questions about children’s shots. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Health Secretary RFK Jr. questioned about vaccine policy, transparency in House hearing on funding request By Joshua Barajas Democratic lawmakers repeatedly grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy in a House hearing Tuesday about his actions in the Trump administration so far, including what they described as a lack of transparency around major decisions. Continue reading
Jun 11 RFK Jr. names 8 vaccine panel replacements, including a critic of COVID vaccines By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Kennedy’s decision to “retire” the previous 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was widely decried by doctors’ groups and public health organizations, who feared the advisers would be replaced by a group aligned with Kennedy’s desire to reassess — and… Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 7:23 Former CDC director reacts to RFK Jr.’s firing of entire vaccine advisory panel By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas The abrupt removal of all of the members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has sparked outrage and worry among many public health experts. That includes the American Medical Association, which called for… Continue watching
May 27 Amid measles outbreak, Texas lawmakers vote to make school vaccine exemptions easier By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Texas has been the center of the nation's largest measles outbreak in decades. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: RFK Jr. testifies on HHS budget request in Senate hearing By Matthew Perrone, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. Continue reading
May 14 WATCH: Health Secretary RFK Jr. says he doesn’t think people should take medical advice from him By Laura Santhanam Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that he doesn’t “think people should be taking advice — medical advice — from me.”… Continue reading