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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

Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran rampant in America

The Independent UK

Takeaways from interviews with families forever changed by diseases that vaccines can prevent

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran rampant in America

The Independent UK

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What is Thimerosal, vaccine preservative called ‘toxic’ by US health chief?

The mercury-based preservative was removed from most vaccines in 2001. Should it still be a concern today?

Al Jazeera

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

A rundown of recent Trump administration vaccine policy changes

The Trump administration is continuing to make its imprint on U.S. vaccine policy in recent days

The Independent UK

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Trump’s ‘Trans Mice’ Line Got Laughs. The Science Behind It Could Save Lives.

Research on HIV, cancer and infertility is being quietly dismantled under Trump’s anti-DEI agenda.

Capital & Main

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

RFK Jr.'s made promises about vaccines. Here's what he's done as health secretary

The Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F

The Independent UK

COVID Vaccine Side Effects: FDA Announces Rare Heart-Related Reactions - What You Should Know

FDA has updated safety warnings for the Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) and Moderna (Spikevax) COVID-19 vaccines.

International Business Times UK

Thimerosal discouraged in US flu vaccines, breaking with WHO guidance

A federal vaccine panel, recently reshaped by US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has voted to discourage the use of flu vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative. The decision marks a dramatic shift in vaccine policy, as thimerosal has long been considered safe by health agencies worldwide, with its…

The Conversation

First Thing: Briefing on Iran strikes divides senators as Trump pours fuel on tensions

A partisan split was revealed as the president claimed the Democrats leaked a draft Pentagon report on the strikes’ impact. Plus, an exclusive interview with Kneecap on Palestine, protest and provocation

The Guardian - 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

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Trump news at a glance: No mention of ‘big beautiful bill’ July 4 deadline in president’s final pitch

Trump appears to have dropped his expectations that his marquee tax spending bill will pass before the holidays as it faces roadblocks in the Senate – key US politics stories from Thursday 26 June at a glance

Latin Times

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.

Reason

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.

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel votes against preservative in flu shots in shock move

Decision to restrict thimerosal in immunizations could impact future vaccine availability on a global scale

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The Guardian - US

US pediatricians criticize RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel: ‘Truly an embarrassment’

Pediatric health experts slam ACIP’s plans to reassess current vaccination schedules for children

Roll Call

Panel recommends removing thimerosal from flu vaccines - Roll Call

A key vaccine policy advisory group is recommending the public not receive vaccines that have thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative.

The Independent UK

RFK Jr. fact checked: Physician reveals what Kennedy gets wrong on vaccine safety

ANALYSIS: Jake Scott says the evidence on vaccine safety is clear and publicly available

The Guardian - US

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

Euronews

Europe leads global vaccine effort as US pulls back

While the EU and several European countries made significant contributions to GAVI, the global vaccine alliance, the United States was notably absent from the donor list.

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr’s vaccine panel recommends new RSV treatment for infants

Move comes after health secretary replaced advisory board with ideological allies and several vaccine skeptics

The Conversation

I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong

In the four months since he began serving as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made many public statements about vaccines that have cast doubt on their safety and on the objectivity of long-standing processes established to evaluate them.

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