The health and human services secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has appointed two new obstetrician-gynecologists to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee. Both are physicians who have publicly disputed prevailing scientific views on vaccines and the use of antidepressants during pregnancy. Kennedy announced on Tuesday that the two doctors will join […]
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Trump on Somalis; Signalgate; CDC Vaccine meeting : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories For two consecutive days, President Trump has launched into racist tirades targeting Minnesota’s Somali community. Yesterday, his remarks included comments about Somalis […]
Louisiana’s top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy : Shots
Dr. Ralph Abraham spoke at a Trump re-election rally in Lake Charles, La., on Oct. 11, 2019. At the time, Abraham was a Republican congressman running for governor of Louisiana. He lost that race, but was named the state’s first surgeon general in 2024. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP The second-highest ranking […]