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RFK Jr. has long history of spreading false or misleading vaccine claims
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the newly confirmed health secretary for the Trump administration who has called for sweeping policy changes, has made numerous false and misleading claims about vaccine safety.
Two major vaccine developments shelved - courtesy of RFK Jr.; Here’s why
US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. halted a major $460 million COVID-19 vaccine pill project and the FDA canceled a meeting on the next flu vaccine amid a deadly flu season. Kennedy's controversial past and anti-vaccine stance add to the debate surrounding these significant decisions impacting public health.
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RFK Jr. Takes a Sledgehammer to Two Major Vaccine Developments
Donald Trump might as well set up a merch booth in the Oval Office. The president, accompanied by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, decided to hawk some new MAGA merch near the end of an executive order signing session on Tuesday.
RFK Jr.’s dangerous misuse of ‘informed consent’ on vaccines
Giving people an uncontextualized list of possible vaccine side effects is not the kind of "informed consent" worth promoting.
Fact Check: NBC did not say RFK Jr. is demanding critics take 72 vaccines
NBC has not reported that U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling for all senators who voted against his appointment to take “all 72 vaccines” in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) schedule.
RFK Jr's backtracking on major vaccine issue compared to similar move by Obama
RFK Jr claimed to be in favor of vaccines while discussing a deadly measles outbreak at the latest cabinet meeting, and was immediately called out by his colleagues
RFK Jr. pauses Peninsula company's oral Covid vaccine clinical trial
A recent modification to the contract would have allowed Vaxart to invoice BARDA for the remaining $230 million or so for ...
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The Trump years will be grim for long Covid sufferers
The federal government’s work on long Covid has been fitful and disappointing. Now even those efforts seem to be nearing an ...
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ANALYSIS: RFK Jr.’s health revolution: reform or risk?
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services, his policies on chronic disease, ...
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RFK Jr. cancelled flu vaccine meetings. What does that mean for fall shots?
Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm, the head of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, ...
With RFK Jr. at his side, a measles outbreak could prove 'politically perilous' for Trump
The health secretary has long pushed misinformation about vaccines and played down an outbreak in Texas that has led to the ...
Multimillion-dollar Biden-era COVID-19 vax project halted by Trump’s HHS
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. paused a $240 million contract to create a new coronavirus vaccine.
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RFK Jr. Misstated Key Facts About Deadly Measles Outbreak
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier this week dismissed the measles outbreak in West Texas that killed an ...
RFK Jr. Downplays Severity of Deadly Measles Outbreak
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed the severity of a Texas measles outbreak during Trump’s first Cabinet ...
Maddow Blog | RFK Jr.’s rough start as HHS secretary gets even worse amid Texas measles outbreak
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a fair amount to say about the measles outbreak in Texas. Much of what he said, however, was ...