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ACIP member Retsef Levi points to a slide while speaking during a meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on September 18, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. The federal vaccine advisory group, recently appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., made recommendations Friday on the COVID vaccine. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images A …

He summed up the discussion succinctly: “The only thing that we’re discussing here is if there’s some benefit or removal of harm that comes from waiting a month. And I have not seen any data that says that there is any benefit to the infant of waiting a month, but there are a number of potential harms to the infant …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The recently installed chair of the committee that advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines opened a key meeting on Thursday by inviting several of the agency’s former directors to “a live public debate on vaccines.” In his remarks at the meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Dr. Martin Kulldorff …

RFK Jr.’s Assault on Ultra-Processed Foods Puts Companies on Edge  Bloomberg.com Even yoghurt is at risk in RFK Jr’s fight against processed food  The Straits Times Ditching Ultraprocessed Foods Can Be Hard. Here’s Where to Start.  The Wall Street Journal Publicly, this industry has been mostly quiet about MAHA. Privately, they’re panicking.  Politico Emboldened by RFK Jr., States Limit Ultraprocessed Foods | Best States …

RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Committee to Vote on Hepatitis B and Covid Shots  The New York Times Why doctors say the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine is still necessary  ABC News Crunch time arrives for RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers  Axios Republican Senator Casts Doubt on Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisers  The New York Times HHS, CDC Announce New ACIP Members  HHS.gov Source link

A 3D illustration of the inside of the human body showing a liver with cirrhosis, with permanent advanced scarring caused by hepatitis B. (Shutterstock) HEPATITIS B IS A HIGHLY TRANSMISSIBLE, blood-borne disease that’s been called a “silent killer” because it can become chronic without presenting symptoms for many years—until, one day, it leads to cirrhosis or liver cancer or both. …

Ousted CDC director expected to push back against RFK Jr.’s version of her firing  Politico Former C.D.C. Director to Tell Lawmakers She Was ‘Fired for Holding the Line’  The New York Times Ousted CDC director Susan Monarez to warn of “real risk” for vaccines for children if vaccine panel meets this week  CBS News Ex-CDC director set to tell senators that RFK Jr. …

A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying until age 4 the hepatitis B vaccine that’s currently given to newborns, according to two former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials. “There is going to likely be a discussion …

RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Committee Likely to Target Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns  The New York Times Kennedy’s vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in children  NPR Hepatitis B Vaccine, Once a Public Health Win, Is Under Threat From RFK Jr.  The New York Times Should adults get vaccinated against Hepatitis B?  NewsNation Why do we give newborn babies the Hepatitis B …

A box of hepatitis B vaccine is displayed at a CVS Pharmacy on Sept. 9, 2025, in Miami, Florida. Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying, until age 4, the hepatitis B …