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Vaccine Opponent Hired by RFK Jr. Scours Official Records for Link to Autism
An antivaccine activist recently hired by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has started hunting for proof that federal ...
Who's in charge? CDC's leadership 'crisis' apparent amid new COVID-19 vaccine guidance
There was a notable absence last week when U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in a ...
Q&A on New COVID-19 Vaccine Policies
U.S. public health authorities have skirted normal procedures and announced two major policy changes that will likely reduce ...
COVID Concerns: FDA’s New Vaccine Guidelines Raise Questions
The FDA’s decision comes at a time when the number of cases of COVID variant NB.1.8.1 have been rising globally, which ...
State health officials urge kids, pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccine despite federal pullback
Wisconsin health officials say RFK Jr.'s recent pullback of COVID-19 vaccine advice for kids and pregnant women isn’t based ...
Trump administration ending multiple HIV vaccine studies, scientists and officials say
The Trump administration has moved to end funding for a broad swath of HIV vaccine research, saying current approaches are ...
Moderna's New Lower-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Approved by FDA
By Stephanie Brown HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ...
How Moderna Went From Pandemic Hero to Vaccine Victim
The biotech’s mRNA vaccines were lauded by the first Trump administration but now are caught up in government changes to ...
Game theory explains why reasonable parents make vaccine choices that fuel outbreaks
Game theory examines how people make decisions when their outcomes depend on what others choose. In his research on the topic, Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Nash, portrayed in the movie “ A ...
Vaccine science can't be based on politics: Doctor reacts to CDC advisor resignation
Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, a top Covid-19 advisor, is stepping down from her role at the CDC, Reuters reports.