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U.S. CDC official overseeing COVID hospitalization data resigns in protest

Tue, 2025-06-17 06:59 — mike kraft

US CDC official in charge of COVID, RSV data resigns ahead of vaccine meeting

A U.S. government scientist who oversees the team responsible for collecting data on COVID-19 and RSV hospitalizations used to shape national vaccine policy has resigned, citing concerns over how such data would be used by the Trump administration.

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Medical groups urge insurers to continue covering COVID shots for pregnant women

Fri, 2025-06-13 08:44 — mike kraft

Groups call for continued insurance coverage for COVID vaccines in pregnancy Kennedy said a 'clean sweep' of all 17 current members of the CDC's vaccine advisory board is necessary to re-establish public confidence in vaccines. CIDRAP

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U.S. rural health services could be devestated by Trump Medicaid cuts, hospitals warn

Fri, 2025-06-13 08:30 — mike kraft

Trump Medicaid cuts could devastate rural health services, hospitals warn

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Trump administration reinstates about 460 prevousiy laid- off CDC employees

Thu, 2025-06-12 07:04 — mike kraft

Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation’s top public health agency are being reinstated. That’s according to a union representing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workers. AP News

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed reinstatement notices went out to the former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees, but provided few details.

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Vaccine confidence undermined by RFK Jr's firing of advisory board, public health experts say

Tue, 2025-06-10 06:41 — mike kraft

Kennedy's firing of independent CDC advisers undermines vaccine confidence, experts say

CHICAGO, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s dismissal of an independent panel of experts citing the goal of restoring trust in vaccines could undermine confidence in those available now, putting Americans at risk of preventable infectious diseases, public health experts and others said on Monday. ...

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U.S. NIH scientists issue letter openly criticizing Trump administration's estimated $12 billion cuts in health research

Mon, 2025-06-09 06:46 — mike kraft

NIH scientists speak out over estimated $12 billion in Trump funding cuts Dozens of scientists, researchers and other employees at the U.S.

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Opinion: Doctors must concentrate on the unvaccinated in countering measles spread.

Thu, 2025-06-05 07:09 — mike kraft

Doctors: The US must concentrate on the unvaccinated to fight measles outbreak Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must address the reasons parents withhold measles vaccine from their children to fight the measles outbreak. Grace Miserocchi Chicago Tribune

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CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine advisory committee following RFK j's statements

Wed, 2025-06-04 09:26 — mike kraft

CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine committee advisory role, sources say

Pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos resigned on Tuesday as co-leader of a U.S. CDC working group that advises outside experts on COVID-19 vaccines and is leaving the agency, two sources familiar with the move told Reuters.

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