CDC Vaccine Committee Meeting Canceled, Members Reportedly in the Dark About Next Steps

The independent advisory board was recently repopulated with candidates hand-picked by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he fired all previous members.
Government Executive

RFK Jr. made promises in order to become Health Secretary. He’s broken many of them

Before being confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation’s official ...
The San Bernardino Sun

NIH’s Bhattacharya will also run the CDC while Trump administration looks for a permanent director

Bhattacharya will be the third leader of the embattled CDC, the nation’s top public health agency, during President Donald Trump’s second term. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fired ...
The Emory Wheel

1 year after RFK Jr. appointment, public health community responds to policy changes

Public trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention drops in 2025, following new administrative changes to the ...