CDC, HHS and RFK

RFK Jr.-led CDC kills flu shot campaign, cancels major vaccination conference
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention killed a campaign promoting seasonal flu shots and canceled a major conference with virus experts just days after outspoken vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
CDC vaccination committee meeting postponed days after RFK Jr. took over at HHS
A panel of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy will not meet as previously scheduled next week.
HHS orders CDC to halt some vaccine ads, saying RFK Jr. wants message focused on ‘informed consent’
The CDC was ordered to shelve promotions it developed for a variety of vaccines after Health Secretary RFK Jr. said he wants message focused on "informed consent."
RFK Jr. Already Plotting to Remove CDC Vaccine Advisers
A week after he was sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is already eyeing the removal of federal advisers on vaccine approvals and other crucial public health decisions,
Vaccine safety panel long criticized by RFK Jr. told to postpone meeting
Health and Human Services officials said the postponement was to accommodate public comment ahead of the meeting but experts decried the delay.
Meeting of key CDC vaccine advisory panel, under scrutiny by RFK Jr., is postponed
An upcoming meeting of the ACIP, a key CDC vaccine advisory panel that is under scrutiny by RFK Jr., has been postponed. A U.S. official said it would be rescheduled.
Amid worst U.S. flu season in decades, RFK Jr.–led CDC pulls vaccine campaign
Yes, seasonal flu shots are still available, and no, it’s not too late to get yours. But you’d be forgiven for being confused, because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has halted one of its educational flu vaccine campaigns.
RFK 'already plotting vaccine shakeup at CDC' as he prepares 'to sack officials'
The new Secretary of Health and Human Services appears likely to fire experts who he believes are too closely linked to the pharmaceutical industry.
HHS postpones meeting of key CDC vaccine panel, one week after RFK Jr. sworn in
The first meeting of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory committee since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary has been
RFK Jr. prepares shake-up of vaccine advisers
The health secretary is planning to remove members of a panel that recommends vaccines if he sees conflicts of interest.
CDC vaccine meeting postponed after RFK Jr. confirmation
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization has postponed a meeting about vaccines. It comes shortly after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed.
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CDC workforce reportedly slashed 10% as RFK Jr. takes office
The firings will affect both the CDC and the National Institutes of Health. HHS communications director Andrew Nixon told ...
RFK Jr. will be 'the most consequential health secretary' ever, former CDC director says
Former Center for Disease Control director Dr. Robert Redfield explains RFK Jr.'s plans as new heath secretary and President ...
CDC vaccine panel delayed after Robert F Kennedy assumes top US health job
Kennedy was approved as HHS secretary by the Senate last week in a 52-48 vote, with Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, a polio survivor, casting the only dissenting vote from his party. Kennedy ...
RFK Jr. Wastes No Time Revisiting Childhood Vaccine Policies
In his opening speech as HHS Secretary, Kennedy announced his commission will investigate the childhood vaccine schedule as a ...
New York Democrats Urge RFK Jr. to Reverse Cuts to 9/11 Survivor Program
New York senators urged RFK Jr. to reverse CDC cuts citing concerns over the impact to a 9/11 survivor health program.
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On CNN, RFK Jr. adviser Calley Means says Kennedy “is not concerned with measles”
Which is why in many ways, RFK Jr. has gained so much popularity among many Americans on that issue. But I want to go to you, ...
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"We're So Doomed": People Are Sharing Their Unfiltered Reactions To RFK Jr. Being Confirmed As Health Secretary, And It's Bleak
"Confirming RFK Jr as health secretary is like putting Pennywise from It in charge of Child Protective Services." ...