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The US government invests in vaccine development to, in part, protect soldiers from dangerous pathogens in various parts of the world.Credit: Jon Cherry/Getty The abrupt termination last month of nearly half a billion dollars in US government contracts for mRNA-vaccine research rattled scientists working inside and outside industry. The cuts raised alarm about the country’s commitment to the Nobel-prizewinning technology, …

A proposed vote by Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Retsef Levi is displayed during an Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Sept. 19, 2025. Alyssa Pointer | Reuters New recommendations last week from an influential vaccine panel handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. …

Tell The Post: How do Trump and RFK Jr.’s autism plans affect you?  The Washington Post RPI defends professor contracted by CDC for controversial autism study  Times Union RFK Jr. Is Neglecting a Legitimate Autism Concern  The Atlantic 🇺🇸 SEC. KENNEDY: RESEARCH LINKING VACCINES AND AUTISM HAS BEEN SUPPRESSED “Our friends like to say that we should believe all women. And some of …

America’s health system is flying blind and not prepared for the next big outbreak of infectious diseases, thanks to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s radical views and his handpicked “rookie” vaccine advisors, some of his former top experts have warned. Weeks after quitting their jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, three of the agency’s former leaders have spoken …

To understand why Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is attacking the hepatitis B vaccine, look to the rhetoric coming from his loudest fans in the anti-vaccine movement. According to the misnamed Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, the only women who get hepatitis B are filthy degenerates. Jillian Michaels, the former reality TV star-turned right-wing demagogue, …

Former CDC Director Susan Monarez testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on September 17, 2025. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is really doing as secretary of health and human services—and the danger to which he’s likely exposing the American public—look back at what happened over …

On Thursday and Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a meeting of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a key panel that gives the CDC’s director guidance about what vaccines to recommend to the public. The panel, in the end, postponed its most controversial vote and made recommendations that seemed aimed at fostering doubts about the Covid-19 …

The committee that offers vaccine advice to the nation’s top public health agency voted Friday against recommending the updated COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 6 months or older, instead leaving the decision to individuals. The panel also decided against recommending that states and local authorities require a prescription for COVID-19 vaccines. On many levels, people watching the two-day proceedings of …

Vaccine panel tension exposes broader conflict about science under RFK Jr.  The Washington Post How RFK Jr. Could Eliminate Vaccines Without Banning Them  The Atlantic Wary of RFK Jr., Colorado started revamping its vaccine policies last spring : Shots – Health News  NPR The damage RFK Jr. has inflicted on the Kennedy vaccine legacy  The Boston Globe Who Makes Decisions About Vaccine Policy Now?  The …

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 …