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Vaccine confidence undermined by RFK Jr's firing of advisory board, public health experts say

Tue, 2025-06-10 13:41 — mike kraft

Kennedy's firing of independent CDC advisers undermines vaccine confidence, experts say

CHICAGO, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s dismissal of an independent panel of experts citing the goal of restoring trust in vaccines could undermine confidence in those available now, putting Americans at risk of preventable infectious diseases, public health experts and others said on Monday. ...

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U.S. NIH scientists issue letter openly criticizing Trump administration's estimated $12 billion cuts in health research

Mon, 2025-06-09 13:46 — mike kraft

NIH scientists speak out over estimated $12 billion in Trump funding cuts Dozens of scientists, researchers and other employees at the U.S.

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Opinion: Doctors must concentrate on the unvaccinated in countering measles spread.

Thu, 2025-06-05 14:09 — mike kraft

Doctors: The US must concentrate on the unvaccinated to fight measles outbreak Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must address the reasons parents withhold measles vaccine from their children to fight the measles outbreak. Grace Miserocchi Chicago Tribune

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CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine advisory committee following RFK j's statements

Wed, 2025-06-04 16:26 — mike kraft

CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine committee advisory role, sources say

Pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos resigned on Tuesday as co-leader of a U.S. CDC working group that advises outside experts on COVID-19 vaccines and is leaving the agency, two sources familiar with the move told Reuters.

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Trump administration budget proposes 40% cut in National Institutions of Health

Mon, 2025-06-02 14:21 — mike kraft

HHS budget proposal details significant cuts to National Institutes of Health, other agencies | CNN A budget proposal for the US Department of Health and Human Services details extensive cuts to funding for the National Institutes of Health, part of an effort to consolidate the work of its 27 institutes into just eight while reducing the agency’s budget nearly 40%. Katherine Dillinger CNN

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Opinion: Transparency needed in Trump administration's key COVID vaccine decisions

Thu, 2025-05-22 16:26 — mike kraft

Viewpoint: Making key COVID vaccine decisions without input, transparency is a public disservice Strengthening trust in public health, especially around big changes to vaccine policy, requires transparency, including letting the American people know what data you're using to make them. CIDRAP

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WHO grapples with US funding cuts for medical care

Mon, 2025-05-19 12:48 — mike kraft

World Health Organization looks ahead to life without the US Hundreds of WHO officials will join donors and diplomats in Geneva with one question dominating their thoughts - how to cope with crises from mpox to cholera without their main source of money. Jennifer Rigby,Emma Farge Reuters

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Trump administration's medcal research cuts reached $2.7 billion--Senate report

Wed, 2025-05-14 14:03 — mike kraft

Trump administration cut $2.7 billion in NIH research funding through March, Senate committee minority report says | CNN A Senate committee report by minority staff, and obtained by CNN, slams the Trump administration for terminating some funding for research, firing thousands of federal workers and removing certain scientific data from government websites. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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Analysis: Measles Could Become Endemic in US if Surge Continues, Expert Warns

Tue, 2025-05-13 14:53 — mike kraft

Measles Could Become Endemic in US if Surge Continues, Expert Warns One of the most contagious infections ever identified. The Conversation ScienceAlert

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Trump administration staff cuts leave fewer experts to counter bird flu --sources

Tue, 2025-05-13 14:35 — mike kraft

Staff exodus at US farm agency leaves fewer experts to battle bird flu

May 12 (Reuters) - Hundreds of veterinarians, support staff and lab workers at the animal health arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture have left under the Trump administration's push for resignations, according to three sources familiar with the situation, leaving fewer specialists to respond to animal disease outbreaks.

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