The Ephemeral Presidency | Washington Monthly
In the first year of his second nonconsecutive term as president, Donald J. Trump sought to redefine the…
Childhood vaccine schedule slashed, ‘unknown risks’ of vaccination cited
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are unilaterally reducing the number of recommended pediatric immunizations in response to an…
Measles cases almost triple in Australia as global outbreaks continue
The number of measles cases nationwide is now approaching triple the number of cases reported in 2024 as…
Dismantling of U.S. childhood vaccination schedule has begun
If any ambiguity remained about the ultimate goal of the current administration’s public health policy, last week shattered…
RFK Jr.’s ACIP panel recommends delay in newborn hepatitis B vaccination
A panel that advises on U.S. vaccine policy voted on Friday to recommend a delay in when most…
CDC vaccine panel poised to recommend changing hepatitis B birth-dose
This story has been updated with discussion at the ACIP meeting and to note that the panel’s planned…
ACIP hepatitis B review: Vaccine experts say they’re being excluded
WASHINGTON — The federal government’s vaccine advisory panel is scheduled to review the hepatitis B vaccine this week.…
A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone
After the latest round of mass firings at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the…
Covid Shots Are About to Be Widely Available Again
Covid-19 vaccines are about to become widely available again across the United States, following several weeks of confusion…
Change in COVID-19 and chickenpox vaccine recommendations
The new acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced changes to the…
ACIP panel has rocky start as RFK Jr. advisers change vaccine schedule
ATLANTA — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants his handpicked panel…
ACIP panel weighs delaying hepatitis B vaccine schedule from birth
A key government advisory committee discussed on Thursday whether to recommend delaying the first hepatitis B vaccine shot,…