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Health Secretary RFK Jr. Alters Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendations for Newborns, Sparking Public Health Concerns

Health Secretary RFK Jr. Alters Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendations for Newborns, Sparking Public Health Concerns

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has led a vaccine panel to change the longstanding recommendation for hepatitis B shots for all newborns. The panel voted to end the routine recommendation, a decision seen as a victory for Kennedy. This change has raised concerns among health experts who warn it could reverse decades of public health progress. The decision allows parents to choose whether to vaccinate their newborns immediately or delay the vaccine until the child is older, potentially leading to increased vulnerability to hepatitis B.
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Supreme Court Decision Fuels Vaccine Skepticism Amid Parental Rights Debate

Supreme Court Decision Fuels Vaccine Skepticism Amid Parental Rights Debate

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a New York court's decision mandating vaccinations for all school students, citing parental rights to religious upbringing. This decision aligns with a broader conservative movement emphasizing parental rights in public health and education. The ruling comes as the Department of Health and Human Services investigates a Midwest school for allegedly vaccinating a child with a religious exemption. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, now influenced by vaccine skeptics, has also revised its hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns, suggesting parents delay the shot until the child is two months old. This shift reflects growing parental rights arguments in public health policy, which have been bolstered by misinformation and skepticism surrounding vaccines.
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What are parents to do as doctors clash with Trump administration over vaccines?

What are parents to do as doctors clash with Trump administration over vaccines?

The nation’s leading doctors groups are in a standoff with federal health officials over vaccines
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FDA probes deaths likely related to COVID vaccines across age groups

FDA probes deaths likely related to COVID vaccines across age groups

Dec 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator is investigating deaths potentially related to COVID-19 vaccines across multiple age groups as part of a safety review, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday.
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FDA opens safety review of injectable RSV drugs approved for babies and toddlers

FDA opens safety review of injectable RSV drugs approved for babies and toddlers

Federal health officials are reviewing the safety of two injectable drugs used to protect babies and toddlers from the RSV virus
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Trump's 'gold card' program goes live, offering US visas starting at $1 million per person

Trump's 'gold card' program goes live, offering US visas starting at $1 million per person

President Donald Trump has announced the long-awaited launch of a "gold card" program offering legal status and a pathway to U.S. citizenship
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Children's Health Defense Petitions FDA to Revoke mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Licenses

Children's Health Defense Petitions FDA to Revoke mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Licenses

The Children's Health Defense (CHD) has filed a Citizen Petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revoke the licenses for Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The petition, based on research by Sasha Latypova, claims that the vaccines are misbranded and adulterated, alleging that the FDA failed to adhere to its own regulatory guidelines when granting Biologics License Applications (BLA) to these vaccines. CHD argues that the vaccines should be designated as emergency use authorization (EUA) products until the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' emergency declaration expires. The petition calls for public comments to support the revocation.
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Explainer-Can Ukraine hold elections while at war?

Explainer-Can Ukraine hold elections while at war?

By Olena Harmash KYIV, Dec 10 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was prepared to hold elections - a key demand of Moscow and now Washington - if the United States and Kyiv's European allies could ensure the security of the vote.
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President Trump Addresses Cost of Living Concerns Amid Economic Challenges

President Trump Addresses Cost of Living Concerns Amid Economic Challenges

President Trump recently addressed a rally in Pennsylvania, focusing on the cost of living and economic conditions in the U.S. He claimed that consumer prices are falling, despite ongoing concerns about affordability in areas such as housing, childcare, and healthcare. The President's remarks come as inflation remains above the Federal Reserve's target, although it is lower than the peak under former President Joe Biden. The administration has implemented measures such as removing tariffs on food products and promoting economic policies to address these issues. However, public sentiment remains mixed, with some Americans expressing dissatisfaction with the current economic situation.
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Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. Alters Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation, Raising Public Health Concerns

Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. Alters Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation, Raising Public Health Concerns

A vaccine advisory panel led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted to end the longstanding recommendation for hepatitis B vaccinations for all newborns. This decision, seen as a victory for RFK Jr., has sparked significant debate among health experts. The panel's recommendation, which is advisory in nature, suggests delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, allowing parents to choose whether to administer it within 24 hours of birth or delay it until at least two months later. This change has raised concerns among public health experts who warn that it could reverse decades of progress in controlling hepatitis B infections. The advisory panel's decision must still be reviewed by the CDC director and could influence state-level vaccine policies.
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Exclusive-US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants

Exclusive-US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants

By Dan Levine and Patrick Wingrove Dec 9 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators informed senior executives at Merck, Sanofi and AstraZeneca last week that their approved protective RSV treatments for infants would be subject to fresh safety scrutiny following concerns raised by vaccine skeptics,
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President Trump to Announce $12 Billion Farm Aid Package Amid Low Crop Prices

President Trump to Announce $12 Billion Farm Aid Package Amid Low Crop Prices

President Trump to Announce $12 Billion Farm Aid Package Amid Low Crop Prices