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BOSTON (AP) — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelities and her own decades-long struggles with alcoholism and mental health, died on Wednesday. She was 89. The former Joan Bennett, one of the last remaining members of a family generation that included President John …

Donald Trump is facing a simmering Republican backlash over the policies of Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, amid unease over the administration’s pronouncements on the causes of autism and changes to children’s vaccine policy. Republicans in Congress are threatening to “break ranks” after this week’s White House announcement by Trump – flanked by Kennedy – claiming a link …

Kennedy’s vaccine panel votes to delay hepatitis B vote  Politico RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Committee to Vote on Hepatitis B and Covid Shots  The New York Times In chaotic start to meeting, CDC vaccine advisers delay hepatitis B vaccine vote, cast new MMRV vaccine vote  CNN CDC advisory panel recommends restricting access to the MMRV vaccine  NBC News Kennedy’s vaccine advisers weigh COVID-19 shot recommendations  AP …

Republican Senator Casts Doubt on Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisers  The New York Times Kennedy’s vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in children  NPR RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot for newborns  CNN Cassidy warns of possible changes to US childhood vaccine schedule  Reuters Cassidy sounds warning over ACIP vote on hep B vaccine  The Hill Source link

NEW YORK (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee meets this week, with votes expected on whether to change recommendations on shots against COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox. The exact questions to be voted on Thursday and Friday in Atlanta are unclear. Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond …

Fellow Kennedys call on RFK Jr. to resign as health secretary  Politico Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family calls for his resignation  Axios Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health  The New York Times Hawaii governor: Kennedy should step aside so we can save lives and rebuild our health care system  CNN Former CDC boss warns RFK Jr. moving toward …

Inside Kennedy’s effort to oust the CDC director  Politico RFK Jr. Sought to Fire CDC Director Susan Monarez Over Vaccine Policy  The New York Times New CDC chief was part of meetings where officials pressed ousted leader on vaccines  CNN It’s been a week of chaos at the CDC. Here are 5 things to know  NPR RFK Jr. deputy Jim O’Neill chosen as acting …

By Michael Erman and Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) -An influential U.S. medical journal is rejecting a call from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to retract a large Danish study that found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children, the journal’s editor told Reuters. Kennedy has long promoted doubts about vaccines’ safety and efficacy, and as …

Once ‘Very Pro-Vaccine,’ Trump Shrugs Off Kennedy’s mRNA Cuts  The New York Times Pro Rata Premium: 💉 Antivax jabs biotech  Axios RFK Jr. is attacking the very science that saved millions  MSNBC News Federal mRNA funding cut is ‘most dangerous public health decision’ ever, expert says  PBS After RFK Jr. ends vaccine funding, Louisiana’s Bill Cassidy says cuts don’t fit Trump agenda  NOLA.com Source link

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision this week to discontinue funding of the development of messenger RNA vaccines has alarmed scientists, who have warned that it will leave the country far less prepared for future pandemics. But it is also a matter of national security. Not all biological threats are natural. And if the United States were ever to …