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A long-shuttered federal task force on childhood vaccine safety is being revived, the Department of Health and Human Services ...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is demanding Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “immediately” fire a ...
This explainer discusses what ACIP does, how it makes recommendations, and how administration actions may affect Americans’ ...
Messenger RNA vaccines have proven to be effective and are safer than standard vaccines, because they have fewer side effects ...
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With federal public health agencies under the helm of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine critic, the usual schedule ...
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‘Alternative Facts’ Aren’t a Reason To Skip Vaccines

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to defund mRNA research is just the latest to put ideology above public health.
Dr. David Wohl — an infectious disease researcher with UNC Health — speaks with 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell on Wednesday, August 13.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are critical in ensuring equitable ...
Experts from prominent medical organizations are being removed from ACIP workgroups due to being "special interest groups." ...
This particular case concerns access to COVID vaccinations for two vulnerable groups, pregnant women and children, but more ...