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Trump previously called mRNA vaccines a 'medical miracle.' Now, RFK Jr. cut $500M in funding
The top public health officials during Trump's first term praised mRNA vaccines. In the second term, officials seem to be retreating from them.
Medical journal rejects RFK Jr.'s call for retraction of vaccine study
A U.S. medical journal is rejecting a call from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to retract a study that found that aluminum in vaccines do not increase health risks for children.
Ex-Trump surgeon general says RFK Jr.'s halt to mRNA vaccine research threatens "most promising areas of modern medicine"
Adams, who served as surgeon general during the first Trump administration, said Kennedy's assertions about the efficacy of ...
RFK Jr. posted fishing pics as CDC reeled from shooting linked to vaccine disinfo
On Sunday, CNN reported that the CDC held a video conference with approximately 800 staff members to discuss the traumatic ...
How RFK Jr is systematically undermining vaccines around the world
Vaccines saved 154 million lives. But as fear of disease fades, so does protection – raising the chilling prospect of a ...
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to ...
RFK Jr. undermines trust in expertise at Department of Health and Human Services
From firing vaccine experts to cutting off research funding, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has undermined trust in expertise at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
RFK Jr. Slapped Down by Medical Journal Over Vaccine Study Retraction Request
The editor-in-chief of a prominent medical journal has rejected Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s call to retract a study that found no links between childhood vaccination and 50 chronic health disorders.
RFK Jr.'s vow to overhaul vaccine injury program echoes grievances of anti-vaccine movement
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he wants to rework the U.S. program for compensating Americans injured by ...
RFK Jr.'s mRNA vaccine funding cut: Are NY scientists working on mRNA research affected?
In statements to the USA TODAY Network, both the University of Rochester Medical Center, or URMC, and Regeneron noted they ...
Trump's former surgeon general blasts Kennedy for 'tepid' response to CDC shootings
A former U.S. surgeon general on Sunday said Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “failed” in his ...