Kennedys HHS Sent Congress Junk Science To Defend Vaccine Changes, Experts Say
A look inside the Department of Health and Human Services document citing vaccine misinformation that could influence congressional perceptions.
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RFK Jr. Upends Vaccine Policy, After Promising He Wouldnt
Episode 401Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week did something he had promised not to do: He fired every member of the scientific advisory committee that recommends which vaccines should be given to whom. And he replaced them, in some cases, with vaccine skeptics. Meanwhile, hundreds of employees of the National Institutes of Health sent an open letter to the agencys director, accusing the Trump administration of policies that undermine the NIH mission. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
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Readers Endorse Doctor Migration and Shun ‘Elderspeak’
窪蹋勛圖厙 News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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Watch: RFK Jr. Dismisses All 17 Members of Vaccine Advisory Committee
窪蹋勛圖厙 News C矇line Gounder joined CBS Evening News to discuss the unprecedented move by the Health and Human Services secretary.
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In Axing mRNA Contract, Trump Delivers Another Blow to US Biosecurity, Former Officials Say
The Trump administration is eroding national pandemic flu defenses as it guts health agencies, cuts research and health budgets, and withdraws funding for bird flu vaccines, health security experts said.
By Amy Maxmen Trumps One Big Beautiful Bill Lands in Senate. Our 400th Episode!
Episode 400The Houses gigantic tax-and-spending budget reconciliation bill has landed with a thud in the Senate, where lawmakers are divided in their criticism over whether it increases the deficit too much or cuts Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act too deeply. Meanwhile, the Congressional Budget Offices estimate that the bill, if enacted, could increase the ranks of the uninsured by nearly 11 million people over a decade wont make it an easy sell. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Arielle Zionts, who reported and wrote the latest Bill of the Month feature, about a Medicaid patient who had an out-of-state emergency.
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Trump Administration Is Ending Multiple HIV Vaccine Studies, Scientists and Officials Say
The cuts will shutter two major HIV vaccine research efforts, and a National Institutes of Health senior official said the agency has been instructed not to issue any more HIV vaccine research funding in the next fiscal year, with few exceptions.
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RFK Jr. Says Healthy Pregnant Women Dont Need Covid Boosters. What the Science Says.
Despite opposition by the leader of the Department of Health and Human Services, existing evidence on the safety and efficacy of getting a covid vaccine during pregnancy all points the same way: The shots are important for maternal and fetal health.
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Journalists Draw Link Between Internet Dead Zones, Threatened Medicaid Cuts, and Health
窪蹋勛圖厙 News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Heres a collection of their appearances.
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Journalists Talk Medicaid Cuts and New Limitations on Weight Loss Drugs and Covid Shots
窪蹋勛圖厙 News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Heres a collection of their appearances.
Bill With Billions in Health Program Cuts Passes House
Episode 398The House narrowly passed a budget reconciliation bill, including billions of dollars in tax cuts for the wealthy along with billions of dollars in cuts to health program spending. But the Senate is expected to make major changes to the measure before it can go to President Donald Trump for his signature. This weeks panelists are Julie Rovner of 窪蹋勛圖厙 News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico.
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Trumps Team Cited Safety in Limiting Covid Shots. Patients, Health Advocates See More Risk.
The FDA will encourage new clinical trials on the widely used vaccines before approving them for children and healthy adults. The requirements could cost drugmakers tens of millions of dollars and are likely to leave boosters largely out of reach for hundreds of millions of Americans this fall.
Cutting Medicaid Is Hard Even for the GOP
Episode 396Republicans on Capitol Hill are struggling to reach consensus on cutting the Medicaid program as they search for nearly a trillion dollars in savings over the next decade as many observers predicted. Meanwhile, turmoil continues at the Department of Health and Human Services, with more controversial cuts and personnel moves, including the sudden nomination of Casey Means, an ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s, to become surgeon general. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Maya Goldman of Axios, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Lauren Sausser, who co-reported the latest Bill of the Month feature, about an unexpected bill for what seemed like preventive care.
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Trump Teams $500 Million Bet on Old Vaccine Technology Puzzles Scientists
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s HHS said an enormous, noncompetitive flu vaccine development grant to two favored NIH leaders would ensure transparency, effectiveness, and comprehensive preparedness. But their vaccine is in early stages, relies on old technology, and is just one of scores of similar efforts.
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Covered California Pushes for Better Health Care as Federal Spending Cuts Loom
Monica Soni, Covered Californias chief medical officer, oversees an effort to hold health plans financially accountable for the quality of care they provide, including childhood vaccination rates, which have fallen in California and nationwide. She worries federal spending cuts could soon bring turbulence to the states Affordable Care Act marketplace.
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Measles Misinformation Is on the Rise And Americans Are Hearing It, Survey Finds
Attitudes about a debunked link between measles vaccines and autism havent budged that much. But theres a sharp partisan divide over whether the vaccine is safe.
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On Autism, Kennedy Turns Against Science and Reality
During his first news conference as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on April 16 ticked off things he thinks kids with autism will never do, including paying taxes, holding a job, and going on a date. Kennedys comments go against science and reality.
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MAHA Faithful Impatient With RFK Jr. as He Leads Trumps HHS
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On Autism, Its the Secretarys Word vs. the CDCs
Episode 393Tensions between Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his employees at the Department of Health and Human Services are mounting, as he made a series of claims about autism this week contradicting his agencys findings. Plus, President Donald Trump unveiled an executive order to lower drug prices as his administration explores tariffs that could raise them. Shefali Luthra of The 19th, Jessie Hellmann of CQ Roll Call, and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Emmarie Huetteman to discuss these stories and more. Plus, 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner interviews two University of California-San Francisco researchers about an upcoming Supreme Court case that could have major ramifications for preventive care.
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RFK Jr. Struggles To Navigate Frustrated Supporters and a Demanding Boss
Leaders of the "Make America Healthy Again movement cheered the ascent of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Health and Human Services secretary, but their wish list is far from being realized.