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Facebook Tweet Email Link The US Department of Health and Human Services said it is re-establishing the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, a panel of US health officials tasked with making recommendations on vaccine development, distribution and monitoring. The task force, which will be helmed by US National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, will also include the …

HHS revives child vaccine safety panel sought by anti-vaccine activists  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are citing an extensive list of studies purported to document harms caused by messenger RNA vaccines as scientific justification for canceling hundreds of millions of dollars in investment in the technology.  Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. provided only a brief explanation for the decision earlier this week, arguing the mRNA vaccines are not effective …

HHS Announces $100M in Pilot Funding Opportunity to Eliminate Hepatitis C  SAMHSA (.gov)View Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Kennedy to oust care task force, WSJ reports; HHS says no decision yet  Reuters WSJ: Kennedy expected to dismiss expert panel on preventive care  CNN Exclusive | RFK Jr. to Oust Advisory Panel on Cancer Screenings, HIV Prevention Drugs  The Wall Street Journal Cancer Screening Panel Too ‘Woke’ for RFK Jr.  The Daily Beast Kennedy considering firing members of preventive services task force  NBC News …

HHS Finds Systemic Disregard for Sanctity of Life in Organ Transplant System  HHS.gov A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk  The New York Times Reforms Announced After Doctors Moved To Harvest Organs Of Living People, Bombshell Investigation Claims  AOL.com Chairman Guthrie and Chairman Joyce Announce Oversight and Investigations Hearing on Oversight of the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplant System  House …

Facebook Tweet Email Link US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two of his top aides in an abrupt shakeup of the leadership at the nation’s sprawling health department, two people familiar with the matter told CNN. Kennedy this week ousted chief of staff Heather Flick Melanson and deputy chief of staff for policy Hannah …

HHS finalizes ‘portion’ of employee layoffs following Supreme Court ruling HHS is the third agency to advance its workforce cuts following the Supreme Court’s recent ruling. Jory Heckman@jheckmanWFED July 14, 2025 7:30 pm 2 min read Many employees who received layoff notices from the Department of Health and Human Services in April are now officially separated from the agency, according …

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent much of his confirmation process before becoming the nation’s health secretary reassuring lawmakers that he would not undermine public confidence in vaccines and seeking to distance himself from the anti-vaccine group he founded, Children’s Health Defense. As health secretary, he has installed former prominent members of that group and other vaccine skeptics in …