South Carolina has reported 558 cases of measles in an outbreak that is continuing to spread quickly. Ken Ruinard/USA Today Network via Reuters hide caption toggle caption Ken Ruinard/USA Today Network via Reuters South Carolina on Friday reported 124 new measles cases in the last three days, bringing the total number to 558 in the […]
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Health secretary RFK Jr appoints two vaccine skeptics to CDC advisory panel | Trump administration
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 […]
Why experts say Denmark is no model for U.S. vaccine policy : NPR
Guards march in the courtyard of Fredensborg Palace in Denmark. The northern European country of around 6 million people has been suggested as a model for U.S. childhood vaccination policy. Scott Barbour/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Barbour/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a long-time vaccine critic, has […]
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 […]