by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. When the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee meets on Thursday, its members may revise the committee’s current policy recommending that every newborn in the U.S. receive the…
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by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. In a contentious Senate hearing today, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. engaged in fiery exchanges with senators on both sides…
By Bonchie A major shake-up is occurring at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Wednesday, CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired after just a month…
by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. Two doctors who lost their medical licenses because they questioned the CDC’s vaccine recommendations for children are suing the agency for failing to…
by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. Six medical organizations are suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and several other public health officials and agencies over recent changes to…
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. The CDC’s new advisory committee today announced plans to look at the cumulative effect of all vaccines given during childhood. Martin Kulldorff, Ph.D.,…
By Danielle The revamped Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the vaccine schedule, will…
by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. A senior scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who helped shape national vaccine policy for respiratory viruses, resigned Monday.…
by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. Tuesday’s announcement that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children and pregnant…
by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. As of today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for children and healthy…
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends pregnant women get at least four vaccines: COVID-19, flu, whooping cough and respiratory syncytial…
By Brooke Mallory Beijing claims that the COVID-19 pandemic—which brought global society to a standstill, shuttered businesses and instilled fear in millions, ultimately contributing…
by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. A California pediatrician is suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over a federal program that requires doctors in her state…
by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering pulling the COVID-19 vaccine from the Centers for…
By Brenda Baletti, Ph.D. An estimated 1 in 31 (3.22%) 8-year-old children had an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis in 2022 — up from 1 in…
by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. A key official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responsible for monitoring vaccine safety and reports of vaccine…
A suspected measles case in a 1-year-old child in Pima County, Arizona, turned out to be a reaction to the MMR vaccine — not measles.…
by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed it plans to study the possible link between vaccines and autism, after Reuters…