2 h. ago RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel is expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in kids

A vaccine advisory panel, recently reshaped by RFK Jr., is expected to vote on changing the age children should get their first hepatitis B vaccine -- from right after birth to age 4.

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14 h. ago RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Committee Likely to Target Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns

Committee members, some of whom are vaccine skeptics, are likely to recommend restricting the use of the shots at birth or delaying them until later in childhood.

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14 h. ago Hepatitis B Vaccine, Once a Public Health Win, Is Under Threat From RFK Jr.

Rates of the disease have fallen since 1991, when a vaccine committee recommended all newborns receive the shot.

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14 h. ago Kennedy's vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in children

RFK Jr.'s hand-picked panel of vaccine advisors is expected to vote to delay the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Doctors warn that could fuel a return of a disease virtually eradicated in U.S. kids. 

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4 d. ago Wary of RFK Jr., Colorado started revamping its vaccine policies last spring

While Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., dismantles the federal institutions that set vaccine policy, states like Colorado are changing laws and regulations in an effort to preserve access to vaccines.

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6 d. ago Vaccines and C.D.C. Chaos Expose Tensions Between Trump and Kennedy

While there is no evidence of a break between them, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has caused consternation among President Trump and some of his aides.

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6 d. ago Vaccines and CDC Chaos Expose Tensions Between Trump and RFK Jr.

While there is no evidence of a break between them, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has caused consternation among President Trump and some of his aides.

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7 d. ago Commentary: When I got COVID, readers said it proved vaccines don't work. What has RFK Jr. wrought?

Commentary: When I got COVID, readers said it proved vaccines don't work. What has RFK Jr. wrought?  Los Angeles Times

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7 d. ago Why Trump broke with RFK to defend the importance of vaccines

President Trump distances himself from RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine positions following Senate criticism, as Supreme Court backs his immigration and agency firing powers.

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9 d. ago RFK Jr., Rejecting Vaccine Data, Fuels Distrust of Public Health Agencies

By promoting suspicions about the institutions he oversees, critics say Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is jeopardizing public health. He says he is pursuing transparency.

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1 week ago Maher: Mandates, Overzealousness on COVID Vax Caused Backlash Against Vaccines, RFK Has to Go

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher said that vaccine mandates and mishandling of recommendations on the COVID vaccine have caused a backlash against vaccines in general. Maher began by saying that he sympathized with what Health The post Maher: Mandates, Overzealousness on COVID Vax Caused Backlash Against Vaccines, RFK Has to Go appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago RFK Jr. allies claim momentum as Florida targets vaccines: ‘Fight is coming’

RFK Jr. allies claim momentum as Florida targets vaccines: ‘Fight is coming’  The Washington Post

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1 week ago RFK Jr. pressed on vaccine accessibility. And, a plan for Ukraine's post

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tries to defend his actions regarding vaccines in a Senate hearing. And, a European coalition announces a plan for Ukraine's post-war security.

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1 week ago Democrat who called RFK Jr. a 'charlatan' says U.S. is vulnerable to next pandemic

Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington, says Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is "not following the science," like he said he would during his confirmation hearings earlier this year.

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1 week ago Health Secretary RFK Jr. grilled on vaccines and more during Senate hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was questioned by senators from both parties on Thursday about vaccine access and more. NPR analyzes the health secretary's nearly three-hour appearance.

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1 week ago Republican doctors clash with RFK Jr over vaccines in tense Senate showdown

Republican doctors in the Senate, including Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., challenged RFK Jr.'s vaccine stance during a heated committee hearing.

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1 week ago ‘You’re a charlatan’: Cantwell slams RFK Jr. for rejecting vaccine science

‘You’re a charlatan’: Cantwell slams RFK Jr. for rejecting vaccine science  The Seattle Times

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1 week ago Amid RFK Jr.'s fiery Senate hearing over CDC turmoil, vaccines, here are 4 takeaways

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a grilling before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday over CDC turmoil and vaccine changes. Here are four takeaways.

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1 week ago 4 takeaways after RFK Jr.'s fiery Senate hearing over CDC turmoil, vaccines

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a grilling before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday over CDC turmoil and vaccine changes. Here are four takeaways.

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1 week ago Both Republicans and Democrats clash with RFK Jr. on vaccines, CDC turmoil

"We're denying people vaccines," Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy told Kennedy.

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