A new government report adds to evidence that the HPV vaccine, once called dangerous by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is preventing cervical cancer in young women. The report comes after Kennedy pledged to give a family member any fees he might earn from HPV vaccine litigation.
After his controversial nomination as HHS Secretary, all eyes were on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as he addressed a measles outbreak in Texas that has affected over 160 people across 10 states. NBC News Health & Medical Reporter Erika Edwards reports on this and the postponing of a key CDC meeting that could hold up the production of next year’s flu vaccine.
Kennedy Jr. became the country's top health official, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has already pulled back some of its efforts to protect Americans with safe, lifesaving vaccines. The agency has indefinitely postponed a public meeting of its vaccine advisory committee and killed a campaign promoting seasonal flu shots.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for next week — the first since Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in — has been postponed,
A new CDC report adds to evidence that the HPV vaccine, once called dangerous by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is preventing cervical cancer in young women.
The first meeting of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory committee since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary has been
The move comes a week after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), despite his known skepticism about vaccines and criticism of agencies under his supervision such as the CDC.
An upcoming meeting of the ACIP, a key CDC vaccine advisory panel that is under scrutiny by RFK Jr., has been postponed. A U.S. official said it would be rescheduled.
New York senators urged RFK Jr. to reverse CDC cuts citing concerns over the impact to a 9/11 survivor health program.
New Mexico’s congressional delegation is urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to rehire fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees and launch a national cam
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., tells readers what his agency is doing and what they can do to stop the measles outbreak that has claimed a child's life in Texas.