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CDC's vaccine advisory panel, with new members picked by RFK Jr., votes on measles shot

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met Thursday to discuss and vote on the measles, mumps, rubella and ...
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CDC's new advisers debate changing guidance on childhood vaccines

The group was chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid controversy over their credentials. It's considering ...

WATCH: Parody drug ad spotlights RFK’s crackdown on misleading pharmaceutical marketing

Kennedy and HHS rolled out a parody drug ad mocking deceptive pharmaceutical marketing as part of a new plan to crack down on misleading advertising practices nationwide.

NY joins Northeast states with new COVID vaccine recommendations. See the guidance

New York, Northeastern states issued their own public health guidance for the updated COVID vaccines this fall, bucking ...

RFK Jr.’s Top Adviser Compares Vaccines to Hot Dogs in Bonkers Rant

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s top vaccine adviser has compared vaccines to hot dogs while challenging the former heads of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to a scientific debate.

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 ...

RFK Jr. announces plans to shut down Florida organ transplant group citing safety issues

An investigation uncovered years of "unsafe practices, poor training, chronic underperformance, understaffing," according to the HHS.

RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel delays hepatitis B shot vote, but makes changes to another shot

The MMRV combination vaccine is associated with “a small increased risk” of febrile after the first dose, according to the CDC. These findings led ACIP to change its guidance in 2009 to show a ...