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The Latest Breaking News from RFK Jr

Who is in charge at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?

RFK Jr has direct control, but Senate testimony in May that someone else is running the agency has created confusion

The Guardian - US

RFK Junior is stoking fears about vaccine safety. Here’s why he’s wrong – and the impact it could have

The United States used to be a leader in vaccine research, development and policymaking. Now US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr is undermining the country’s vaccine program at the highest level and supercharging vaccine skepticism.

The Conversation

US supreme court ruling sets stage for more politicized science under RFK Jr

Experts call decision that found health secretary has power to convene key panel ‘classic good news, bad news’

The Guardian - US

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What is thimerosal? The rarely-used vaccine preservative targeted by RFK Jr

Thimerosal has long been considered safe by health agencies worldwide, with its use already limited to a few multi-dose flu shots

The Independent UK

Should Australia worry about RFK Jr’s shock flu vaccine move?

A US panel’s decision not to recommend the preservative thiomersal won’t affect vaccine availability in Australia, say experts. But it will stoke dangerous anti-vax sentiment

The Guardian - AU

RFK Jr's New Advisory Panel Votes Against Vaccine Preservative Following Pitch From Ex-President of RFK Jr's Anti-Vaxx Org

A vaccine panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted against recommending influenza vaccinations containing the preservative thimerosal, an agent that Kennedy himself and many anti-vaccination activists have long advocated against.

Latin Times

RFK Jr.'s Handpicked Vaccine Panel Unsurprisingly Delivers Antivaccine Conclusions

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' vote ratifies unscientific claims linking a vaccine preservative to autism.

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RFK Jr. Admits Removing Fluoride From Drinking Water Will 'Probably' Lead to More Cavities in Children

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted that one of the points on his agenda, removing fluoride from water supplies across the nation, would probably cause Americans to get more cavities hence worsening dental health in the United States.

Latin Times

RFK Jr will be ‘personally responsible’ for children’s deaths by halting vaccine alliance funding, experts say

US health secretary says US will decline to renew funding for Gavi, a partnership that works to provide vaccines for poorest countries

The Guardian - US

The psychedelic front line: how magic mushrooms and MDMA could cure ravaged soldiers’ PTSD

The hot topic at Psychedelic Science Conference 2025 was the potential for treating PTSD with MDMA and magic mushrooms

Evening Standard

RFK Jr. threatens to tank 500 million childhood vaccinations unless health leaders prove themselves

He is ready to endanger the future of America.

We Got This Covered

RFK’s vaccine panel to spend days discussing and voting on an ingredient we barely use anymore

The vaccine advisory panel will vote on whether to ban a preservative called thimerosal

The Independent UK

RFK Jr Wants Every American Wearing a Smartwatch To Track Their Health by 2029 — But Will The Data Be Safe?

RFK Jr proposes a 2029 smartwatch initiative for all Americans to track health, sparking data safety concerns. His MAHA agenda aims to combat obesity.

International Business Times UK

Despite What Robert F. Kennedy Wants You To Think, Cell Phones Do Not Cause Brain Cancer

Unfortunately, the director of Health and Human Services leads a movement prone to untrue beliefs on medical matters from cell phones to vaccines, pesticides, and genetically modified crops.

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Latin Times

RFK Jr Declaring He Wants 'Every American' to Wear Health Monitors Sparks Conspiracy Theories: 'So They Can Track Us'

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparked a flurry of conspiracy theories after stating that he wants every American to use a wearable health monitor.

The Independent UK

RFK Jr defends MAHA health report which cited sources that don’t exist

Watch as Robert F Kennedy Jr. defends a flagship report for his agenda that includes numerous citations from fake sources.

Latin Times

RFK Jr Admits He 'Did Not Fact Check' MAHA Report Before Non-Existent Sources Were Found in the Paper

RFK Jr. admitted that he neglected to fact check his "Make America Healthy Again" report before was revealed that several of the sources cited did not exist.

Latin Times

RFK Jr Forced to Take Back His Words After Accusing Lawmaker of Accepting Millions From the Pharmaceutical Industry

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was forced to walk back his words after he accused a Democratic lawmaker of accepting millions from the pharmaceutical industry.

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The Guardian - US

RFK Jr and Dr Oz announce insurers’ ‘pledge’ to reform prior authorization

Health secretary and chief of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid hail voluntary agreement as a ‘good start’

The Guardian - US

CDC vaccine panel to review ingredient RFK Jr has targeted for removal

ACIP panel to discuss influenza vaccines that contain thimerosal, which Kennedy called ‘dangerous’ in 2014 book

The Independent UK

JFK Jr’s nephew Jack Schlossberg blasts Ryan Murphy’s American Love Story for ‘profiting off’ family’s tragedy

Schlossberg claimed his family was never consulted about new series

The Independent UK

‘Bobby Kennedy is going to kill more people than any Cabinet secretary’: James Carville warns of RFK Jr’s vaccine plan

RFK Jr. recently purged all 17 member of CDC vaccine advisory panel, replacing them with members experts say are critical of vaccines

Latin Times

Vaccine Expert Warns 'Americans Are Going to Die' as RFK Jr. Seeks to Replace Advisers He Fired

A senior vaccine expert at the CDC has resigned in protest, warning that RFK Jr.'s sweeping changes to vaccine policy and leadership endanger public health.

We Got This Covered

‘Americans are going to die’: Vaccine expert leaves CDC as RFK Jr. fires anyone with sense

It's like we can't trust the CDC anymore.

We Got This Covered

‘Biological hazard labs’: Are they telling the truth about why Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is in hospital?

Is it an "allergic reaction", or something far more serious?

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