Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice
New restrictions on Covid shots run counter to scientific evidence, the groups said.
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RFK Jr.’s Handpicked Vaccine Advisers Are Set to Meet for the First Time
The reconstituted C.D.C. panel will revisit the standard vaccination schedule. The former head of an anti-vaccine group is now a special federal employee.
C.D.C. Committee Votes Against Flu Shots With the Preservative Thimerosal
A C.D.C. advisory committee on Thursday voted against flu shots that contain the ingredient.
RFK Jr.’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines
Critics saw in the move the beginnings of a more restrictive approach to providing vaccines to Americans.
How Kennedy’s Purge of Advisers Could Disrupt U.S. Vaccinations
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, dismissed 17 scientific advisers to the C.D.C. Critics fear newly appointed members will roll back vaccine recommendations.
What RFK Jr.’s ACIP Shakeup Could Mean for Vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of an influential committee, including the appointment of new members, has created concern about vaccine access.
Kennedy Loves This Food-Rating App. Is It Accurate?
The European app Yuka, which Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. health secretary, has called “invaluable,” assigns health scores to food. But can it actually help people make better choices? Caroline ...
Under RFK Jr., the CDC Says Healthy Children Don’t Need Covid Vaccines. Is That True?
Here’s what the data tells us about Covid’s risks to children — and the benefits of vaccination.
U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. upended decades of standard protocol in announcing that the vaccine would be dropped from the immunization schedule for healthy children.
Who is Calley Means, Kennedy’s Health Adviser?
Calley Means, a health care entrepreneur, coordinated a presidential commission report on chronic diseases in children.
What a White House Report Says (and Doesn’t Say) About Pesticides and Health
The report on children’s health calls attention to glyphosate and atrazine, which are widely used on U.S. crops.
Takeaways From the White House’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report
The report echoes many of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s talking points on ultraprocessed foods and vaccines, but with some notable omissions.
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