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Robert F. Kennedy Took Fire From Both Republicans And Democrats Over Vaccine Overhauls: GOP Senators Defend Trump's Operation Warp Speed

Secretary for Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faced bipartisan backlash during a combative Senate hearing on Thursday, as both Republicans and Democrats criticized his controversial vaccine policies and the abrupt firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez.

Benzinga · Sep 5, 2025

Trump 'Must Fire' Robert F Kennedy Jr, Calls For Dismissal Get Louder — Don Beyer, Bernie Sanders, Wisconsin's Sara Rodriguez Join The Chorus

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is under intense fire after his dismissal of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez set off resignations among top public health leaders and renewed calls for his removal.

Benzinga · Sep 1, 2025

Robert Kennedy Jr.'s Leadership Can Only Bring More 'Harm,' Says Top Ex-CDC Official: 'Undoing Of Vaccination' In Works

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immunizations chief Demetre Daskalakis said Sunday he resigned because politics has overrun science at the nation's top public-health agency, warning he "only see[s] harm coming" under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Benzinga · Sep 1, 2025

US health agency workers accuse RFK Jr of fueling violence against them

More than 750 workers in letter say HHS secretary’s rhetoric played a role in recent attack at CDC’s Atlanta headquarters

The Guardian - US · Aug 20, 2025

Can a game stop vaccine misinformation? This one just might

Modern vaccines have saved over 150 million lives. Yet misinformation about them can still have deadly consequences. A gunman recently opened fire at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, wrongly believing that the coronavirus vaccine had caused his depression.

The Conversation · Aug 18, 2025

CDC shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Georgia investigators say

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the man who fired more than 180 shots at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after killing a police officer

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

CDC shooter blamed COVID vaccine for depression; union demands statement against misinformation

A Georgia man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the shooter who opened fire late Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, killing a police officer

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2025

Suspect and police officer die in shooting at Emory University in Georgia

Those on campus were advised to ‘run, hide, fight’ as police responded to an active shooter situation near the CDC.

Al Jazeera · Aug 8, 2025

What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a boy swimming in a lake

A 12-year-old boy has died from a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a South Carolina lake over the July Fourth weekend

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

First meeting of new CDC vaccine panel reveals policy chaos sown by RFK Jr

Health secretary unilaterally appointed ACIP’s eight new members, several of whom are critical of immunizations

The Guardian - US · Jun 25, 2025