An October meeting of a key federal vaccine advisory committee has been canceled without explanation, sparing the evidence-based childhood vaccination […]
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RFK Jr. adds more anti-vaccine members to CDC vaccine advisory panel
Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who is a senior fellow at the Independent Medical Alliance (formerly Front Line COVID-19 Critical […]
Ousted CDC director to testify before Senate after RFK Jr. called her a liar
Kennedy is reportedly vetting seven additional members for ACIP, who may be added before the next meeting. They include additional […]
Who can get a COVID vaccine—and how? It’s complicated.
We’re working with a patchwork system, and there are a lot of gray areas. Vaccinations were available at CVS in […]
Large study squashes anti-vaccine talking points about aluminum
A sweeping analysis of health data from more than 1.2 million children in Denmark born over a 24-year period found […]
RFK Jr. may be about to demolish preventive health panel, health groups fear
“Worrying” With the latest cancellation, experts fear the USPSTF is next. “This is very worrying, because if past is prologue, […]
RFK Jr. barred registered Democrats from being vaccine advisors, lawsuit says
The lawsuit was filed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Physicians (ACP), the Infectious Diseases […]
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel ditches some flu shots based on anti-vaccine junk data
Flu shots with thimerosal abandoned, despite decades of data showing they’re safe. Dr. Martin Kulldorff, chair of the Advisory Committee […]
All childhood vaccines in question after first meeting of RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel
A federal vaccine panel entirely hand-selected by health secretary and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gathered for its first […]
CDC’s once-revered vaccine panel now a “farce”—calls grow to scrap meeting
“The meeting should be delayed until the panel is fully staffed with more robust and balanced representation—as required by law—including […]