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RFK Jr's HHS to end routine COVID vaccine guidance for children, pregnant women: report

The Trump administration plans to drop routine COVID vaccination guidance for kids and pregnant women, marking a major shift in federal health policy, according to a report.

STAT · 3d

HHS to stop recommending routine Covid shots for children, pregnant people, RFK Jr. ally says

A change in recommending Covid vaccines for children and pregnant women would circumvent an expert panel but please many MAHA fans.

U.S. News & World Report · 3d

HHS to Stop Recommending Covid Shots for Children, Pregnant Women, WSJ Reports

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is planning to drop CDC recommendations for routine Covid-19 vaccines for pregnant women, teens and children, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

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HHS chief RFK Jr. says he’s ordered a ‘complete review’ of chemical abortion pill

A recent study conducted by the Ethics & Public Policy Center that found nearly 11% of women who used the popular abortion ...

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Recap: RFK grilled over vaccines, lead, job cuts, as protesters tackled at HHS hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified on May 14 before the House Appropriations and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and ...

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Federal judge extends block on HHS termination of billions in public health funds

A federal judge on Friday indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from pulling back more than $11 billion in public health funding from state and local health departments. The ruling ...

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Former HHS Sec. Xavier Becerra rebukes Gov. Newsom's bid to end Medi-Cal for undocumented immigrants

Former Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, who is running to replace the termed-out Democratic governor, said in a one-on-one ...

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HHS chief RFK Jr. says Americans should not take his medical advice

I don’t want to seem like I’m being evasive, but I don’t think people should be taking advice, medical advice, from me,” RFK ...

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Federal workers union says HHS layoffs ‘targeting science’

Labor unions say layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational ...

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HHS backtracks on firing hundreds of federal health workers

The health secretary said he brought back 328 employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, ...

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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. tussled with Sen. Chris Murphy about measles vaccine safety. Who was right?

Data shows that the two-dose measles vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles and experts say protection doesn’t wane. Scientists tested the measles, mumps, rubella vaccin ...