28 h. ago Insurers Aren’t Saying Whether They’ll Cover Vaccines for Kids if Government Stops Recommending Them

RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory board could stop recommending some routine childhood immunizations, leaving insurers to decide whether to still cover them. For now, most are remaining tight-lipped.

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6 d. ago CDC committee moves to phase out controversial mercury ingredient from flu vaccines

CDC advisory committee recommends thimerosal-free influenza vaccines for all adults and children, despite claims that the mercury-based preservative poses no health risks.

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6 d. ago RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers raise disproven fears about the preservative thimerosal

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted on the flu vaccine, raising concerns about a rarely used preservative. Medical groups worry this will "sow distrust" in vaccines.

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7 d. ago RFK Jr.’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines

Panelists pulled back some endorsements for certain vaccines containing a preservative that critics have falsely linked to autism.

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7 d. ago CDC vaccine advisory panel recommends against flu vaccines containing thimerosal

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted to recommend annual flu vaccines but against flu shots containing the preservative thimerosal

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7 d. ago Nimbus COVID update: CDC tracker shows the NB.1.8.1 'razor blade throat' variant is now dominant

Nimbus COVID update: CDC tracker shows the NB.1.8.1 'razor blade throat' variant is now dominant  Fast Company

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7 d. ago Commentary: Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC says the COVID vaccine protects pregnant women, babies, and children

Commentary: Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC says the COVID vaccine protects pregnant women, babies, and children  Los Angeles Times

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8 d. ago RFK Jr.’s Handpicked Vaccine Advisers Are Set to Meet for the First Time

The panel will revisit the hepatitis B shot given at birth, among others. The former head of an anti-vaccine group has been hired as a special employee at H.H.S.

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8 d. ago RFK Jr.'s picks for CDC vaccine advisers meet this week amid controversy

For the first time since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all the members of the vaccine committee, it is meeting in Atlanta.

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9 d. ago What to expect from CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting with RFK Jr.'s new members

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee is set to meet for the first time since HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the entire panel and appointed new members.

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2 w. ago CDC virus expert resigns after RFK Jr.’s purge of vaccine advisers

CDC virus expert resigns after RFK Jr.’s purge of vaccine advisers  The Washington Post

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2 w. ago Kennedy’s New Vaccine Advisers Helped Lawyers Raise Doubts About Their Safety

Three of the health secretary’s picks to replace fired members of an influential panel that sets U.S. vaccine policies have filed statements in court flagging concerns about vaccines.

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2 w. ago Washington Roundup: Padilla removal from Noem presser, RFK Jr. fires vaccine advisory panel

Washington Roundup: Padilla removal from Noem presser, RFK Jr. fires vaccine advisory panel  OSV News

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2 w. ago 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.

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3 w. ago Kennedy’s ouster of US vaccine advisors puts pharma ties under scrutiny

Kennedy’s ouster of US vaccine advisors puts pharma ties under scrutiny  Reuters

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3 w. ago RFK Jr. Announces Eight New Members of CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel

The health secretary promised not to pick “anti-vaxxers.” But some public health leaders accused him of breaking his word.

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3 w. ago RFK Jr. names new slate of vaccine advisers after purging CDC panel

Two days after firing vaccine experts who help set the nation's immunization policies, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has picked eight successors for the CDC panel.

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3 w. ago RFK Jr. appoints new members to CDC's vaccine advisory panel, including shot critics

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Wednesday eight new members of the CDC's independent vaccine advisory committee, some of whom have been critics of shots.

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3 w. ago What may be next for CDC vaccine committee after RFK Jr. removed all its members?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently removed all 17 sitting members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. Who could be on the committee next and what changes may be coming?

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3 w. ago Party Politics Is Said to Have Played a Role in Kennedy’s Firing of Vaccine Advisers

The health secretary cited financial conflicts, but a White House official and someone familiar with his thinking said he was also concerned about ties to Democrats.

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