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Panel recommends removing thimerosal from flu vaccines
A key vaccine policy advisory group is recommending the public not receive vaccines that have thimerosal, a ...
Kennedy’s vaccine committee to vote on flu vaccines and controversial preservative thimerosal
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee backed another option to protect ...
Anti-vaccine activist presents data to Kennedy's reshaped CDC advisory panel
The meeting included a discussion of thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative and long-time target of the anti-vaccine world.
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Measles cases in California surpass 2024 total amid U.S. outbreak
LOS ANGELES >> California has already reported more measles cases this year than in all of 2024, a worrisome development that comes as the nation is suffering its largest outbreak of the ...
Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines
Vaccine advisers recently appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted on Thursday to stop recommending flu ...
RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Panel Casts Doubt on Hepatitis B Shot at Birth
The chair of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s newly constituted vaccine advisory committee announced in his first meeting that the ...
Budget-bill setback: Senate parliamentarian rejects GOP Medicaid tax proposal
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on Thursday rejected limiting states' use of healthcare provider taxes to obtain ...
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States anxiously wait to find out if cancer tracking and prevention funding from CDC will be renewed
State workers who for decades have been pivotal in identifying U.S. cancer trends, curbing new cases, and improving screening ...