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US CDC official in charge of COVID, RSV data resigns ahead of vaccine meeting
A U.S. government scientist who oversees the team responsible for collecting data on COVID-19 and RSV hospitalizations used ...
Kennedy names new members of CDC vaccine advisory panel days after removing previous advisers
Just two days after retiring the entirety of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel, US ...
CDC staff and retired workers call for Kennedy's resignation in a protest outside headquarters
The demonstration came a day after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gutted a federal vaccine safety panel and vowed to ...
Kennedy's firing of independent CDC advisers undermines vaccine confidence, experts say
Kennedy Jr.'s dismissal of an independent panel of experts citing the goal of restoring trust in vaccines could undermine ...
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s purge of the CDC's vaccine committee could mean for Texans
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed all 17 members of a committee that makes vaccine recommendations to ...
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Kennedy’s Overhaul of the CDC Vaccine Panel Raises Deep Questions About Science, Trust, and Policy
We’ve taken a giant step backwards,” remarked Dr. Paul Offit, a leading vaccine scientist, after the abrupt dismissal of the ...
‘Undermining trust’: Kennedy’s promises on vaccines put to the test
Kennedy Jr. promised he would not discourage people from getting vaccines or make the shots “difficult” to access. Now that the longtime anti-vaccine activist has the job, he’s putting his promise to ...
CDC rehires 450 employees fired from HIV prevention, environmental centers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the latest agency in the Health and Human Services Department to rehire ...