California, western states issue COVID vaccine guidelines that break with CDC

California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington on Wednesday issued unified recommendations on COVID-19, influenza and RSV vaccines that differ from those issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. …

RFK Jr. faces heated questions on CDC, vaccines at Senate hearing

Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, a Republican and a physician, said he was “deeply concerned” about how Kennedy and the CDC’s vaccine panel are approaching recommendations. “Secretary Kennedy, in your…

What's at stake in CDC vaccine panel's meeting this week

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is convening Thursday and Friday of this week under an unaccustomed spotlight. The committee, known as ACIP, usually…

RFK Jr. denies pressuring ousted CDC director to preapprove vaccine changes

Washington — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday denied that he pressured the ousted director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to preapprove…

Pediatrics group's COVID vaccine recommendations differ from CDC advice

The American Academy of Pediatrics is sharing new vaccine recommendations that, for the first time in 30 years, differ from U.S. government advice.  In the guidance published Tuesday, the AAP…

RFK Jr. taps allies, COVID vaccine critics for CDC advisory panel

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday he’s naming new advisers to serve on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine recommendations committee, after firing the…

Officer killed, gunman dead in shooting at CDC and Emory campus in Atlanta

A man opened fire outside the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Friday, Aug. 8, leaving bullet holes in windows across the sprawling…

Senior CDC officials resign after Monarez ouster, cite concerns over scientific independence

Four senior officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced their resignations in recent days, citing what they described as growing political interference in the agency’s scientific…

CDC Director Susan Monarez refuses to step down, arguing only Trump can fire her

Washington — Susan Monarez, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is being ousted from her role less than a month after the Senate confirmed her…

As measles surged, Trump administration's actions hampered CDC response

As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists that kept them from performing the agency’s most critical function —…

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