Louisiana’s surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines “dangerous,” will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC.
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Louisiana officials waited months to warn public of whooping cough outbreak
After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That’s not the typical public health response.
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Kennedy’s vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in children
RFK Jr.’s hand-picked panel of vaccine advisors is expected to vote to delay the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Doctors warn that could fuel a return of a disease virtually eradicated in U.S. kids.Â
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As measles spreads, federal budget cuts force closure of vaccine clinics
Federal funding cuts, though temporarily blocked by a judge, have upended vaccination outreach across the country, including in Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Texas, and Washington state.
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Inside RFK Jr.’s nonprofit’s legal battles over vaccines and public health
The nonprofit Children’s Health Defense that Kennedy led has filed nearly 30 federal and state lawsuits since 2020, many challenging vaccines and public health mandates.
