Tag: vaccines

Dr. Erica Schwartz will be the first Black woman to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, promising that she will show “radical transparency and unwavering scientific integrity” in the role. But she faces political headwinds and practical challenges as she starts the job. Schwartz, who was confirmed Wednesday by the Senate to run […]

With summer travel accelerating transmission and childhood immunization rates sliding, public-health analysts warn the nation is on track to forfeit the measles elimination status it has held since 2000.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is spreading doubts about the safety of vaccines and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market.

Medical organizations warn changes bypassed scientific review and could increase preventable illness.

Senate Democrats say Kennedy has undermined scientific agencies as preventable diseases surge.

Michigan congresswoman cites disinformation, research cuts, and advisory shifts at HHS as grounds for impeachment.

Democrats, medical groups, and even prominent Kennedys demand the HHS secretary step down as senate scrutiny intensifies and vaccine access confusion widens.

Amid a leadership purge at the CDC, Bernie Sanders says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is “endangering the health of the American people” and urges a bipartisan investigation.

After the removal of Director Susan Monarez, top CDC officials resign and staff walk out as RFK Jr.’s HHS faces bipartisan alarm.

Amid a growing number of measles cases in the United States, RFK Jr. has promoted skepticism of the efficacy of the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella.