The recent recommendation from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s advisory panel to restrict the combined MMRV vaccine for children under 4 is troubling. While the panel cites concerns about rare fever-related seizures, the broader implications risk undermining confidence in vaccines that have protected generations from measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox. Parents already face challenges navigating vaccine schedules. Replacing a single shot with multiple appointments complicates the process and may lower vaccination rates at a time when preventable disease outbreaks are resurging.
Susan Green developed a stubborn cough in December 2023. It has never gone away. Nearly two years after contracting respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, Green, now aged 72, still suffers from chest congestion and a phlegmy cough. Because she coughs so much when lying down, she has to elevate the head of her bed in order to breathe easier and get a good night's sleep.
We know that vaccines do not cause autism, said the WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic. Vaccines, as I said, save countless lives. So this is something that science has proven, and these things should not be really questioned.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices starts meeting today to discuss vaccine recommendations. The committee's decisions have a significant influence on who will have access to COVID vaccines this fall and whether babies get vaccinated against Hepatitis B. Many health and medical experts are paying close attention to what comes from the meeting because the Trump administration recently changed all of the committee members.
During the hearing, Barrasso addressed Kennedy, saying, In your confirmation hearings you promised to uphold the highest standards for vaccines. Since then, I've grown deeply concerned. The public has seen measles outbreaks, leadership of the National Institute of Health questioning the use of mRNA vaccines, the recently confirmed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fired. Americans don't know who to rely on.
Gates declared he was in the second phase of his career, focusing on areas like vaccines or gene editing. He continued: We don't need new science to eradicate polio, but heralded Trump's past pandemic vaccine drive when adding on diseases like HIV and sickle-cell, we do need new science, but the U.S. has the seeds, the same that Warp Speed' took those seeds and put them together.
RFK Jr faces bipartisan criticism for allegedly undermining vaccine trust and reshaping public health leadership. Lawmakers in the United States Senate grilled Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr during a hearing focused on the Trump administration's efforts to roll back vaccine access. During Thursday's hearing, Kennedy criticised CDC recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic tied to lockdowns and masking policies, and claimed that they failed to do anything about the disease itself.
US health secretary and vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr has called for the retraction of a Danish study that found no link between aluminium in vaccines and chronic diseases in children a rare move for a US public official. Aluminium has been used for almost a century to enhance the immune system's response to some vaccines. But some people claim the ingredient is linked to rising rates of childhood disorders such as autism.
Prasad’s departure from his role as chief medical and scientific officer of the FDA following decisions that angered both pro- and anti-vaccine factions highlights the complexities of navigating public health regulations.
The antivaccine movement's rising power is exemplified by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s leadership in the Department of Health, threatening established vaccine policies and recommendations.
