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RFK Jr.’s CDC may limit COVID shots to 75 and up, claim they killed kids

RFK Jr.’s CDC may limit COVID shots to 75 and up, claim they killed kids

While some experts and health care providers had hoped that next week’s ACIP meeting would add clarity to the situation and allow healthy adults and children better access to the shots, the Post’s reporting suggests that’s unlikely. According to their sources, Kennedy’s ACIP is considering recommending the vaccines to those 75 and older, while instructing those 74 and younger to …

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RFK Jr.’s MAHA report on kid’s health leaves out nicotine and smoking : Shots

RFK Jr.’s MAHA report on kid’s health leaves out nicotine and smoking : Shots

Pavel Muravev/iStockphoto/Getty Images Frances Daniels, a Baltimore mother of three, read the Trump administration’s 20-page report called “Make Our Children Healthy Again,” and noticed some notable words were missing from it: “Smoking” and “nicotine.” The word “tobacco” is mentioned once in the document, in a reference to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. “I was horrified,” Daniels says. “It …

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3 things to know about RFK Jr.’s MAHA report on children’s health

3 things to know about RFK Jr.’s MAHA report on children’s health

The Trump administration released its latest report Tuesday on how to “Make America Healthy Again,” the second installment of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s strategy to combat chronic disease among children. While this report amplified calls to address long-standing environmental and behavioral practices that harm kids, experts said it was slim on details about how to turn policy priorities …

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RFK Jr.’s new report calls for more scrutiny of vaccines and autism

RFK Jr.’s new report calls for more scrutiny of vaccines and autism

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration directed the nation’s public health and environmental agencies to prioritize investigations into vaccine injuries, prescription drug use and autism’s causes in its latest “Make America Healthy Again” report released Tuesday. The 20-page report, overseen by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., echoes many of the talking points Kennedy and those in …

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RFK Jr.’s new ‘MAHA’ report gives road map to improving kids’ health but stops short of action

RFK Jr.’s new ‘MAHA’ report gives road map to improving kids’ health but stops short of action

WASHINGTON — A long-awaited follow-up to the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report released Tuesday aims to outline steps to improve kids’ health — calling for better nutrition, more exercise, and a review of vaccines and drugs — but is light on specifics and stops short of cracking down on pesticides and ultra-processed foods. The second installment of the …

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RFK Jr.’s planned report linking Tylenol to autism crashes shares of parent company Kenvue

RFK Jr.’s planned report linking Tylenol to autism crashes shares of parent company Kenvue

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing a report that will allegedly claim a link between prenatal Tylenol (acetaminophen) use and autism, but current evidence does not support a causal relationship, and major medical groups continue to recommend prudent acetaminophen use in pregnancy when indicated; meanwhile, Tylenol parent Kenvue’s shares sold off sharply following the reports …

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How RFK Jr.’s next potential vaccine advisers blasted covid shots – The Washington Post

How RFK Jr.’s next potential vaccine advisers blasted covid shots  The Washington Post Schools prepare for the worst as RFK Jr. reshapes the vaccine landscape  The Hill Fired members of the CDC vaccine advisory committee: Americans are losing the ability to choose vaccination  statnews.com Kennedy to Add New Members to Vaccine Advisory Panel  The New York Times Revamped CDC vaccine panel to meet on …

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RFK Jr.’s Dangerous Rewriting of the COVID Pandemic

RFK Jr.’s Dangerous Rewriting of the COVID Pandemic

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives to testify before the Senate Finance Committee on September 4, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR., the secretary of health and human services, made so many misleading or false statements during his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee last Thursday that it was genuinely difficult to …

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family members say he is a ‘threat’ to Americans’ health and call for his resignation – Chicago Tribune

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family members say he is a ‘threat’ to Americans’ health and call for his resignation  Chicago Tribune Trump’s former surgeon general calls for RFK Jr. to be fired  CNN Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family calls for his resignation  Axios RFK. Jr’s family members say he is a ‘threat’ to Americans’ health and call for his resignation  AP News Fellow Kennedys …

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Will RFK Jr.’s wrecking-ball approach to vaccines and public health lead Trump onto thin political ice?

Will RFK Jr.’s wrecking-ball approach to vaccines and public health lead Trump onto thin political ice?

Facebook Tweet Email Link As Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. intensifies his drive to reverse decades of vaccine policy, the medical profession joins a growing list of fields and institutions facing unprecedented threats from the federal government under President Donald Trump. But this time the administration may have chosen an adversary with more capacity to fight …

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