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CDC vaccine advisory meeting should be postponed amid bias concerns, senator says
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy on Monday night called for federal health officials to postpone this week’s meetings of outside ...
Former leader of anti-vaccine group founded by RFK Jr. to present at first meeting of new CDC vaccine advisers
A former leader of the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense will present this week on thimerosal in flu vaccines at a ...
Excessive drinking linked to jump in high blood pressure deaths during COVID pandemic, CDC report says
Excessive drinking was linked to a jump in high blood pressure deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report ...
At least 3% of measles cases this year were in people who were fully vaccinated, CDC says
About three dozen of the nearly 1,200 measles infections in 2025 have been in people with two measles vaccine doses, the CDC ...
CDC vaccine expert quits after RFK Jr. cuts advisers
A senior scientist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resigned, warning that changes in leadership ...
New CDC advisers will skip some expected topics and explore a target of antivaccine activists
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers meet next week. Their agenda suggests they’ll skip some ...
Why a Vaccine Expert Left the C.D.C.: ‘Americans Are Going to Die’
Dr. Fiona Havers is influential among researchers who study immunizations. The wholesale dismissal of the agency’s scientific ...
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Cassidy calls to delay meeting of CDC’s vaccine panel in challenge to RFK Jr.
WASHINGTON — A key Senate health leader is calling for this week’s meeting of the panel of vaccine advisers handpicked by ...
CDC's vaccine advisory committee to vote on RSV, flu shots
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts will vote on shots for respiratory syncytial ...
Data from CDC reveals Iowa's high rate of binge drinking, state ranks third in the nation
Binge drinking is not the same thing as alcohol use disorder, leading to less people seeking traditional treatment for it.
Former leader of anti-vaccine group to present at CDC vaccine panel, CNN reports
A former leader of the anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense is set to present on flu vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal at a CDC vaccine advisory panel meeting, CNN reported on ...