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RFK Jr.'s overhaul of US vaccine policy and the CDC's vaccine panel

16 of 54 stories this year · 8 about United States Department of Health and Human Services

Federal judge halts RFK Jr.’s changes to children's vaccine policies · 49 articles, Mar 16Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, to serve as CDC director · 42 articles, Apr 16RFK Jr. IS planning to release a COVID-19 vaccine injury list · 8 articles, Jul 8CDC nominee says she won't betray science — and also backs Kennedy's actions · 54 articles, Jul 15Senate committee postpones vote on whether to advance CDC director nominee · 13 articles, Jul 23Trump Pushes RFK Jr. to Cut Childhood Vaccines Over Autism · 6 articles, Jul 28Senate committee advances nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to be Trump’s CDC director · 55 articles, Jul 30RFK Jr. pushed falsehoods on COVID and vaccines during a CNN interview. It got heated as Dana Bash challenged him. · 35 articles, Aug 2Senate confirms Schwartz as CDC director · 135 articles, Aug 4GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy slams Trump’s childhood vaccine order, warns kids may die: ‘crazy, stupid’ · 490 articles, Aug 10Trump and RFK Jr. Repeat False and Misleading Vaccine Claims · 3 articles, Aug 10Kennedy's quiet hunt for autism culprits stalls as Trump orders baseless changes to childhood shots · 5 articles, Aug 17New CDC director acknowledges agency problems in first large staff meeting · 8 articles, Aug 19RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that · 19 articles, Aug 27Kennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump's White House · 32 articles, Sep 14CDC vaccine policy recommendations grind to a halt under Health Secretary Kennedy · 10 articles, Sep 25

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Everything else64 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about United States Department of Health and Human Services that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 24Senate committee advances Klomp as HHS No. 23 articles · 3 independent sources
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  2. Aug 26– 29Gender Ideology Linked to Political Violence13 articles · 13 independent sources
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  3. Aug 21– 24National Alert System For Missing Persons With Autism In The Works6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  4. Aug 17RFK Jr. launches federal plan to fight Lyme disease with Dennis Quaid1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  5. Aug 13– 15Trump administration accuses hospitals of improper billing over gender care for minors7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  6. Aug 13Groups applaud HHS for ending taxpayer-funded child sex change procedures5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  7. Aug 12HHS touts 35 states that have scaled back 'orphan tax' on Social Security benefits9 articles · 2 independent sources
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  8. Aug 5– 7U.S. moves to shut a Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failures32 articles · 30 independent sources
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  9. Jul 15– 17Trump’s CDC nominee praises vaccines, without vowing independence from Kennedy7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  10. Jul 7– 9Utah Shuts Down Provo Canyon School Paris Hilton Accused of Abuse9 articles · 6 independent sources
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Stories that name United States Department of Health and Human Services

  1. Sep 28– 29Vance, RFK Jr., Mike Tyson to speak at MAHA Summit in DC3 articles · 2 independent sources
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  2. Sep 25– 28Trump admin cancels funding for refugees, immigrants and others in move lawmakers argue is illegal20 articles · 20 independent sources
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  3. Sep 25– 27Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress25 articles · 22 independent sources
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  4. Sep 21– 25Trump administration to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees over fraud claims86 articles · 71 independent sources
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  5. Sep 16– 21Shapiro fires back at RFK Jr., Trump on measles: 'Incompetence'9 articles · 7 independent sources
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  6. Sep 13– 18Pennsylvania seeks CDC help amid dispute over US measles deaths160 articles · 58 independent sources
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  7. Sep 1– 8RFK Jr. accepts Pa. child died of measles, says Shapiro hastily 'politicized' death18 articles · 11 independent sources
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  8. Aug 27– Sep 2CDC, Pennsylvania clash over measles deaths36 articles · 27 independent sources
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  9. Aug 26– 29FBI Dismantles China-Linked Hacking Network That Targeted NASA, the Senate and the Federal Reserve35 articles · 33 independent sources
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  10. Aug 14Sen. Warren demands answers from RFK Jr. over 'calamitous' response to cyclosporiasis outbreak9 articles · 2 independent sources
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  1. Sep 10North Dakota reports 1st death of year attributed to West Nile virus7 articles · 6 independent sources
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  2. Sep 2– 32 bats test positive for rabies in Bismarck8 articles · 6 independent sources
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