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US posts highest annual measles case tally in 33 years amid Texas outbreak

Milestone comes as health secretary RFK Jr has injected upheaval into US vaccine policy and spread misinformation

The Guardian - US

CDC vaccine panel to review ingredient RFK Jr has targeted for removal

ACIP panel to discuss influenza vaccines that contain thimerosal, which Kennedy called ‘dangerous’ in 2014 book

The Guardian - US

US experts fear all vaccines at risk as Trump officials target mRNA jabs

Administration’s actions signal move away from technology as health agencies see vaccine-related shakeups

The Guardian - US

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RFK, Jr. Guts CDC Committee, Causing Outrage Among Leaders

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FDA says it will limit access to Covid-19 boosters for Americans under 65

Critics say shift will negatively affect people who are not high risk but want to be vaccinated against the disease

The Guardian - US

US Limits Covid Boosters To Over-65s Or Those At High Risk

The United States will limit Covid-19 boosters to people over 65 or those at risk of serious illness, while requiring vaccine makers to run fresh clinical trials before offering shots to younger and healthier individuals, officials said Tuesday.

International Business Times

Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children

Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are healthy

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World may be ‘post-herd immunity’ to measles, top US scientist says

As infections pummel communities in the US, Mexico and Canada, fear of ‘the most contagious human disease’ grows

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr and health agency falsely claim MMR vaccine includes ‘aborted fetus debris’

Experts are alarmed as department says it will alter vaccine testing methods and build new ‘surveillance systems’

The Guardian - US

FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots

There’s new uncertainty about updated COVID-19 shots this fall after the Trump administration’s handling of a shot from Novavax

The Independent UK

Doctor, praised by RFK Jr as ‘extraordinary’ healer, treated children while infected with measles

A video shows the Texas doctor, who has been treating children in a measles outbreak, with a measles rash on his face while caring for patients

The Independent UK

Vaccine official resigns over RFK "lies"

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

Salon

Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting misinformation, lies

The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations

The Independent UK

‘The goal is to disassemble public health’: experts warn against US turn to vaccine skepticism

As measles sickens hundreds and health secretary RFK Jr spreads dubious information, experts sound the alarm

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The Independent UK

RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines

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Fortune

RFK Jr. touts vitamin A and cod liver oil amid measles outbreak. Health experts warn the move is 'misleading the public'

In the U.S., the CDC calls vaccination “the best defense” against becoming infected with measles.

The Independent UK

Trump’s FDA pick made his name by bashing the medical establishment. Soon he may be leading it

Food and Drug Administration nominee Dr. Marty Makary is known for his contrarian views and fiery criticism of traditional medical institutions

The Independent UK

FDA meeting to plan for future flu vaccines mysteriously canceled

The decision comes amid the worst flu season in 15 years

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The Independent UK

Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it

Newly installed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F

Roll Call

How RFK Jr. drove mistrust of a cancer prevention vaccine - Roll Call

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead HHS has a long history of discounting and peddling misinformation about the HPV vaccine.

Salon

RFK's war on public health under Trump

Many experts fear Kennedy’s anti-vaccine and anti-establishment ideals could completely derail public health

The Guardian - US

Ghost of pandemic haunts US election with win for anti-vax movement

Robert F Kennedy Jr, vaccine skeptic and conspiracy theorist, says Trump promised him control of health policy

The Guardian - US

Trump’s queasy prescription to ‘make America healthy again’ takes shape

Jumble of proposals include ‘massive reform’ of Obamacare and giving anti-vaxxer RFK Jr the helm of health agencies

Roll Call

Summer COVID surge isn’t cause for alarm, experts say - Roll Call

Doctors say the current wave of COVID-19 infections has been caused by people congregating indoors during the summer heat waves.

The Guardian - US

‘Not a disease you want to relive’: why is the US seeing outbreaks of measles?

Experts sound alarm after children in two states infected with disease and state official tells parents to ignore CDC advice

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