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On Sept. 4, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to testify before the Senate Finance Committee, where he is expected to face questions about his vaccine policies. A few days prior, on Sept. 1, 2025, President Donald Trump demanded pharmaceutical companies to prove that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines work, saying that the CDC was “being …

WASHINGTON — In the days after health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed out the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he suggested sweeping changes were needed to reform the agency — and that the ouster was part of his plan. “The agency is in trouble, and we need to fix it, and we are fixing it,” …

Public health experts are bracing for what could be fundamental changes to childhood vaccine policies that don’t align with scientific consensus, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention undergoes a major leadership shakeup. Last week, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousted CDC director Susan Monarez after she refused his demand to approve all recommendations made by the agency’s …

CDC Standoff: RFK Jr.’s Push to Fire Director Devolves Into Chaos  The New York Times Sanders calls for bipartisan investigation into CDC director’s firing  The Hill Monarez would not cross ‘red lines’ before she was fired, confidant says  Politico CDC official includes ‘pregnant people’ terminology and pronouns in resignation letter  Fox News CDC officials escorted from headquarters as chaos engulfs public health agency  The Independent …

This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. It makes sense to approach some marketing efforts with skepticism. Scams, artificial intelligence and deceptive social media posts are common, with people you don’t know seeking to profit from your behavior. But should people extend this same skepticism to pediatricians who advise vaccines for children? Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said …

“It’s clear that we’re in a different place in the pandemic than we were four or five years ago in terms of risks to healthy older kids,” Sean O’Leary, chair of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases (COID) said in a statement. However, “the risk of hospitalization for young children and those with high-risk conditions remains pretty high.” According to …

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as he attends a press conference with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz to discuss health insurance reform, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 23, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A report that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised will improve the health of America’s children does not call on the government to make significant changes to its food or farming policies, according to a draft document obtained by The Associated Press. The “Make America Healthy Again” strategy report is supposed …

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 …

Congress is lukewarm on RFK Jr.’s plans. In the states, they’re catching fire.  PoliticoView Full Coverage on Google News Source link