In a series of social media posts Thursday, President Trump withdrew his nomination of Make America Health Again influencer Casey […]
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RFK Jr. won’t back CDC director on vaccines as agency scraps positive data
Kennedy replied without hesitation: “I’m not going to make that kind of commitment.” “Because you probably won’t,” Ruiz said. “You’ll […]
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. forces FDA to reconsider 12 unproven peptides after 2023 ban
Outside experts and watchdogs suspect that before the first meeting in July, Kennedy will work to stack the advisory board […]
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 […]
RFK Jr. wants Americans to use peptides that were banned over safety risks
Safety concerns On March 22, The Wall Street Journal reported that Kennedy was “poised” to follow through on his plan […]
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 […]