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RFK Jr. Hires a Vaccine 'Skeptic' To Find the Cause of Autism

A perfect example of waste, fraud, and abuse.

Reason

Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency

The job of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carries immense responsibility for shaping health policies, responding to crises and maintaining trust in public health institutions.

The Conversation

RFK Jr's 'Mess' With Health Department's Lack of Urgency is Irritating the White House: Report

President Donald Trump's White House is reportedly frustrated with the lack of urgency from RFK Jr.'s health department, and poor relations with the media.

Latin Times

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Xavier Becerra enters packed race for California governor

Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is joining the crowded field of Democrats running for California governor.

Roll Call

Trump Admin Cuts Key Staff Involved In FDA's Bird Flu Response Amid Widespread HHS Layoffs

The job cuts have impacted researchers, scientists, and senior officials, leading to the loss of key figures who shaped U.S. policies on drug approvals, medical research, and public health.

International Business Times

US health agency layoffs gut mine safety, infertility and smoking programs

Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling

The Guardian - US

Analysts at Trump ally Howard Lutnick’s former firm call RFK Jr. ‘an anti-vax, conspiracy theorist with inadequate training’

RFK Jr. was reportedly behind the ouster of FDA’s top vaccine official and said last week that around 10,000 employees will be laid off at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Fortune

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Trump’s cruel calculus on public health

Blaming COVID to defund public health isn’t about bookkeeping. It’s about whose lives matter enough to fund

Salon

HHS Layoffs Put Programmes For Elderly, Disabled And Low-income Americans At Risk

Thousands of Health and Human Services employees were abruptly laid off under the Trump administration, sparking outrage as essential programmes for seniors, low-income families and the disabled face collapse.

International Business Times UK

Trump administration guts mine safety and reproductive health divisions in sweeping HHS cuts

The Health and Human Services has begun an overhaul of its 28 divisions despite concerns about public safety

The Independent UK

Predawn firing spree at HHS leaves agencies gutted and Congress frustrated

Lines form outside of regional offices and D.C. headquarters as staffers learn their fates upon arrival

The Independent UK

HHS layoffs cut deep swath through health infrastructure - Roll Call

The changes lay the groundwork for Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to streamline operations and shift to focusing on chronic disease.

Roll Call

Layoffs begin at the nation's health agencies

Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have begun receiving notices of dismissal in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people

The Independent UK

Trump abandons long COVID patients again

Budget cuts and the dismantling of federal agencies are making it harder for patients with long COVID and ME/CFS

Salon

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The Independent UK

Thousands of workers at nation's health agencies brace for mass layoffs

As they readied to leave work Monday, some workers at the Food and Drug Administration were told to pack their laptops and prepare for the possibility that they wouldn’t be back

Fortune

Moderna and Novavax shares plunge after key FDA official steps down, citing discord with RFK Jr. who he says 'wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies'

Massive cuts to personnel and funding within the Department of Health and Human Services presents a headache for vaccine approval and development, analysts say.

The Conversation

Massive cuts to Health and Human Services’ workforce signal a dramatic shift in US health policy

On March 27, 2025, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced plans to dramatically transform the department. HHS is the umbrella agency responsible for pandemic preparedness, biomedical research, food safety and many other health-related activities.

The Guardian - US

Biotech group warns exit of top FDA vaccine official will ‘erode scientific standards’

Rare admonition from a sector that has largely been silent in the face of the second Trump administration

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The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: anti-Musk protesters target Tesla showrooms around the world

More than 200 demonstrations take place from Australia to Switzerland; senior FDA official resigns citing RFK Jr’s ‘misinformation and lies’ – key US politics stories from 29 March 2025

Salon

Vaccine official resigns over RFK "lies"

Marks, who oversaw the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, clashed with vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Latin Times

Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Slams RFK Jr. For 'Misinformation and Lies'

Dr. Peter Marks announced his resignation from the FDA, citing frustration over the growing influence of vaccine misinformation under HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

The Guardian - UK

Top US vaccine official resigns over RFK Jr’s ‘misinformation and lies’

Dr Peter Marks was seen as a guardrail against any future politicisation of the FDA’s approval of life-saving vaccines

Salon

CDC buried pro-vaccine measles forecast

The move is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line with RFK Jr's vaccine views

The Guardian - US

Trump pick to head CDC sparks Maga backlash among conspiracy theorists

Firestorm from science deniers of anti-vaccine set shows splits in Trump world and forced RFK Jr to defend hire

The Independent UK

RFK Jr’s health agency shake-up leaves addiction treatment uncertain

Naloxone distribution and the 988 crisis line could also be affected

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