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RFK Jr.’s handpicked CDC vaccine advisers weigh changes to childhood vaccine schedule

The committee that advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines is meeting today to weigh potential changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, including for hepatitis B vaccines given to newborns and the combined measles,

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Cassidy Invites RFK Jr. to Speak to Senators After CDC Hearing

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RFK Jr. Pressured CDC to Approve Vaccine Policies Without Scientific Evidence, Says Former Director

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Fired CDC Chief Susan Monarez Warns Senators That RFK Jr. Is Endangering Public Health

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez is expected to testify Wednesday that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired her after she refused to endorse new vaccine...

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Fired CDC head says RFK Jr. aims to change childhood vaccine schedule

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Former CDC director warns about changes to childhood vaccine schedule at hearing

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Fired CDC Director Says RFK Jr. Pressured Her to Blindly Approve Vaccine Changes

Her ousting led to an exodus of top CDC officials from the agency.

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Fired US health agency chief says was under RFK Jr 'pressure' to ignore science

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Fired CDC Chief Will Testify Kennedy Pressed Her to Endorse Vaccine Recommendations Without Evidence

Watch Live: CDC's vaccine advisory panel, with new members picked by RFK Jr., to vote on measles, hepatitis B shots

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting to discuss and vote on hepatitis B and measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccines for children.

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Maddow Blog | Ousted CDC director adds dramatic evidence to the case against RFK Jr.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had already earned a dreadful reputation. Dr. Susan Monarez, the ousted CDC chief, made him look even worse.

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RFK Jr. makes announcement following backlash from CDC officials: 'Will leave us ill prepared for future health emergencies'

"Overall, the Secretary is rapidly transforming CDC from a public health and scientific agency to one that is firmly controlled politically," Lawrence Gostin, director of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, told NBC News.

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Hiltzik: Sen. Cassidy, whose vote got RFK Jr. his job, finally starts to make amends

Sen. Bill Cassidy's vote put RFK Jr. over the finish line in his quest to be secretary of Health and Human Services. Finally he's showing he realizes his mistake.

RFK Jr.’s last-minute additions to ACIP

Days before the CDC’s outside panel of vaccine advisers is set to meet to discuss recommendations for several childhood vaccines, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced five new panel members.