RFK Jr. Guts CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel in Major Policy Shift In a move that has shocked public health experts and lawmakers, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has fired all 17 members of the CDC vaccine advisory committee (ACIP). The action, announced Monday, is the most sweeping yet in Kennedy’s effort […]
No Clear Leadership Amidst High-Stakes Decisions CDC leadership crisis: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, America’s top health agency, is in full turmoil. With no confirmed director and a web of conflicting internal signals, major vaccine decisions are now being made without transparency or precedent. RFK Jr. Announces New Guidance Without CDC Director In […]
Leadership Vacuum Leaves CDC Adrift CDC leadership crisis deepens at a crucial moment, as the agency grapples with mounting internal turmoil and public scrutiny. CDC’s own director was conspicuously missing when Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled the new COVID-19 immunization guidelines. The federal agency, which manages $9.2 billion annually and […]
Cuts Undermine Health Monitoring Nationwide U.S. health tracking cuts: The Trump administration cuts over a dozen federal programs tracking public health in 100 days. This move was part of a massive shake-up led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who campaigned on the slogan “Make America Healthy Again.” Among the casualties: programs monitoring maternal […]
Autism registry NIH: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a statement this week addressing concerns about a potential autism registry. Now, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has said unequivocally that no such registry is being created. What Happened at the NIH Meeting? At a Council of Councils meeting on April […]
RFK autism registry launches as NIH pulls private medical data from various sources to aid in autism research. This move has raised major questions about medical privacy and ethics. What Is the RFK Autism Registry? The rfk autism registry will link together records from: According to NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, this will create the […]
David Geier vaccine autism The HHS faces backlash for appointing David Geier, a known vaccine skeptic, to investigate vaccine-autism claims. Despite the overwhelming scientific consensus debunking any connection, the decision to assign Geier, who lacks a medical degree and has a controversial past, has been widely condemned. David Geier is who? Geier has a lengthy […]
