Category: Health Policy
RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers add hurdle to getting covid shots
Washington Post CDC vaccine advisers on ACIP voted to recommend people consult a clinician before getting a coronavirus shot, shifting from a universal recommendation for people ages 6 months and older. A federal vaccine advisory panel unanimously voted Friday on a more restrictive approach to coronavirus vaccines by recommending that everyone consult a clinician before […]
Sep 24, 2025
Western States Issue Their Own Vaccine Recommendations to Counter Kennedy
NYT The guidelines, from California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii, mirror those of major medical organizations. They were issued a day before an advisory panel was set to meet to review potential changes to federal recommendations. Four Democratic-controlled Western states on Wednesday issued their own recommendations on who should get three common seasonal vaccines, a sharp […]
Sep 17, 2025
HHS lawyers objected to new powers for Kennedy’s COVID vaccine adviser
Reuters U.S. government lawyers attempted to block a vaccine skeptic appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. from assuming new powers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that could be used to restrict access to COVID-19 shots, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Retsef Levi, a professor of operations management […]
Sep 17, 2025
Fired CDC leader tells senators about pressure from RFK Jr.
Washington Post Susan Monarez, who was fired last month as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told senators Wednesday that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressured her to change the childhood vaccine schedule and told her he was also speaking to President Donald Trump about the issue. Monarez told members […]
Sep 17, 2025
Kennedy’s vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in children
NPR A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying, until age 4, the hepatitis B vaccine that’s currently given to newborns, according to two former senior officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Triatomine bugs — […]
Sep 17, 2025
HHS, CDC Announce New ACIP Members
HHS The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced the appointment of five new members to the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). These appointments reflect the commitment of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to transparency, evidence-based science, and diverse expertise in […]
Sep 17, 2025
CDC has no Acting Director, sources confirm.
Inside Medicine The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not have an Acting Director, Inside Medicine has learned—a seemingly unprecedented and legally significant lapse in leadership. Multiple sources in the agency provided details about the development, and three legal scholars independently confirmed the accuracy of the assessment that Dr. Susan Monarez—who served as Acting […]
Apr 9, 2025