RFK Jr. Public Health Implications

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RFK, vaccines and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Who is on RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel — and what will they do?

An emergency-room doctor, critics of COVID-19 vaccines and an obstetrician who advises a supplement company are among the advisers handpicked by vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the head of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to provide advice on vaccines to the federal government.

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RFK Jr. Is Barely Even Pretending Anymore

Kennedy Jr. accepted his new position as health secretary, he made a big show of distancing himself from his past life. Ne

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RFK Jr. overhauled the CDC's vaccine panel. Here's what it does and why it matters

It plays a big role in deciding which vaccines kids and adults get routinely, what's covered by insurance and which shots are made available free to low-income kids.

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RFK Jr.'s firing of CDC vaccine panel undermines science, could threaten public health, experts say

Some experts say the move undermines science, disrupts a trusted regulatory process and could sow public distrust in ...

RFK Jr. Shares Confusing Information With Congress. Here’s What It Means For Public Health

HHS sent Congress a document defending its decision to remove some COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, but it cited unpublished, disputed or misinterpreted studies.

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RFK Jr. taps allies and COVID vaccine critics among picks for CDC advisory panel. Here's who's on the list.

Meissner was previously listed in April as a consultant to the RSV vaccines work group for the CDC committee, before Kennedy ...

RFK Jr’s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific integrity of health recommendations

(THE CONVERSATION) On June 11, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a slate of eight new members to serve ...

U.S. News & World Report6d

Experts Warn of Vaccine Access Risks After RFK Jr. Dismisses CDC Committee

That ended Monday, when Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed all 17 in a move experts say will further erode the public ... stuff with direct implications for ...

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Health experts fear potential public health impacts from RFK Jr. halting COVID vaccine recommendations for kids, pregnant women

Health experts are raising concerns about the potential public health impacts after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy announced the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

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