Low uptake may reflect barriers—misinformation, access or shifting insurance coverage—not simply waning need.

Kennedy Jr. So far, that hasn’t been the case. Instead, Makary seems just as willing to use his power and position to more harshly scrutinize vaccines and to shift vaccination policy.

The White House has released a report, spearheaded by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., highlighting a public health crisis among American children. The report points to ultraprocessed foods, environmental chemicals,

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is requiring all new vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled trials in a policy change the agency described as a "radical departure ...

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Kennedy Jr., who has long faced criticism over ... are not part of the final vaccine," the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia says in its Q&A sheet on the topic. RFK Jr. said: "CDC says the ...

Kennedy Jr. So far, that hasn’t been the case. Instead, Makary seems just as willing to use his power and position to more harshly scrutinize vaccines and to shift vaccination policy.

The policy is described by HHS official as "radical," but it is short on details Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will require new vaccines to undergo placebo testing ...

Kennedy Jr. intends to shift the way vaccines ... to questions about Kennedy’s comments on the measles vaccines and general vaccine policy. Vaccines for new pathogens are often tested this ...