by Sasha Abramsky | Jun 12, 2026 | anti vaxxers, anti-vaccine, Anti-Vax, CDC, Department of Health and Human Services, Ebola, Marco Rubio, News, Public Health, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump Administration, USAID, USAID cuts, Vaccines
In an extraordinary public display of administration infighting, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Senate foreign relations committee on June 2 that he was wresting back control of U.S. contributions to an international vaccine consortium — Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vaxxer entourage. It was time…
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by Chris Walker | Jun 4, 2026 | anti vaxxers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Vaccines
At least three scientific papers that are frequently touted by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to promote doubts on vaccine safety have been removed, retracted, or placed under additional scrutiny by the journals that originally published them. According to a report from The Guardian, the studies in question include: Kennedy has…
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by Truthout | May 13, 2026 | Department of Health and Human Services, Donald Trump, hantavirus, Health, Mehmet Oz, News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Speaking to reporters in the White House on Tuesday, President Donald Trump was asked about the potential spread of hantavirus in the U.S., following the return of over a dozen Americans who were on a cruise liner where the virus had infected multiple people. The question specifically asked about infectious disease experts expressing concern regarding the lack of an adequate government…
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by Chris Walker | May 6, 2026 | Coronavirus, COVID studies, COVID-19, Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, News, shingles
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has blocked the release of multiple studies demonstrating the safety of vaccinations for coronavirus and shingles, a move that some health experts are saying amounts to censorship. Officials within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have confirmed that the studies were blocked from publication. The three studies in question — which…
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by Chris Walker | Mar 17, 2026 | Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, American Academy of Pediatrics, anti vaxxers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Vaccinations
A federal judge has placed a temporary injunction on new vaccine rules for children established earlier this year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), finding that the panel that had recommended them to the agency was improperly appointed by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The order issued on Monday by Massachusetts-based U.S.
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by Chris Walker | Jan 7, 2026 | Department of Health and Human Services, dietary guidelines, food pyramid, News, red meat, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
On Wednesday, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — who has long peddled disinformation on vaccines and autism — announced new national dietary guidelines that are being criticized by many dieticians and experts on obesity. The new guidelines, available to view at realfood.gov, emphasize red meats, dairy, healthy fats, and vegetables over grains and…
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