Kennedy replied without hesitation: “I’m not going to make that kind of commitment.” “Because you probably won’t,” Ruiz said. “You’ll […]
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Trump picks qualified, normal health leader to head CDC; experts still cautious
“We saw what happened with Susan,” Debra Houry, CDC’s former chief medical officer who resigned in protest of Kennedy’s political […]
RFK Jr. rewrites CDC panel’s charter, opening door to anti-vaccine quacks
As expected, anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has significantly rewritten the charter for a federal vaccine advisory panel. […]
After court loss, RFK Jr. gives himself more power over CDC vaccine panel
The membership criteria are also dramatically different between the current charter and today’s renewal. Currently, ACIP members “shall be selected […]
As RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine ways turn toxic to GOP, CDC director is hard to find
Tough find This is the situation awaiting a new director. And according to reports, the individual chosen for the role […]
“The last straw”—RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine ally angrily quits CDC panel after spat
Drama HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon then released a statement to media pointing to Malone’s retraction and adding “Unless officially announced […]
RFK Jr. has destroyed over a quarter of health dept’s expert panels
Among the terminated advisory committees was the NIH Center for Scientific Review Advisory Council, which was established in 1988. The […]
Americans trust Fauci over RFK Jr. and career scientists over Trump officials
Anti-vaccine activist and current Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has worked hard to villainize infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci, […]
Controversial NIH director now in charge of CDC, too, in RFK Jr. shake-up
Insiders report that, as NIH director, Bhattacharya delegates most of his responsibilities for running the $47 billion agency to two […]
WHO slams US-funded newborn vaccine trial as “unethical”
“Exploiting scarcity is not ethical,” the WHO wrote in its statement today. Dangerous trial The United Nations health agency highlighted […]