vaccines

Military requiring flu vaccines for recruits as Air Force base deals with outbreak

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All branches of the U.S. military began once again requiring their recruits to get flu vaccines earlier this month, an exception to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to lift the military’s vaccine mandate, a Pentagon official confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday.  The news comes as Lackland Air Force Base in Texas — home to … Read more

Trump signs order directing CDC to align with assessment calling for fewer childhood vaccines

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President Trump signed an executive order Friday that directs the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to align with a scientific assessment released earlier this year by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for fewer childhood vaccines.  The move comes after Mr. Trump in December issued a memo directing HHS to … Read more

Watch: Sen. Cassidy presses RFK Jr. about vaccines, plans to address potential outbreaks

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Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, pressed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about how public trust in vaccines has worsened in the last year. He then questioned Kennedy about what his agency is doing to address potential outbreaks, including measles, that could happen during the World Cup. Source link

Ex-Surgeon General says CDC director nominee will be under pressure to follow RFK on vaccines

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Dr. Jerome Adams, who served as Surgeon General in the first Trump administration, praised the new nominee to head the CDC, Dr. Erica Schwartz, but warned that she will be “under real threat to follow ideology over evidence in what is a vaccine-skeptical HHS.” Source link

Acting CDC director delayed release of study showing benefit of Covid vaccines

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The CDC was expected last month to publish a study showing that Covid vaccines reduced the likelihood of severe illness, but the agency’s acting director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, delayed its release due to concerns about the methodology. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The study was … Read more

Takeaways from Casey Means’ testimony on vaccines and more at confirmation hearing

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President Trump’s nominee for U.S. Surgeon General was in the hot seat on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning. Casey Means is a wellness influencer and physician, although she does not currently have an active license to practice. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder has more. Source link

Watch: Sanders grills Trump’s surgeon general pick about vaccines and autism

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Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders questioned Casey Means, President Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, on whether she believed vaccines caused autism. Sanders said studies showed no link between vaccines and autism, contradicting HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s views. Means said “anti-vaccine rhetoric has never been a part of my message.” Source link

Coast Guard reinstates 56 members previously dismissed for refusing COVID vaccines under Biden admin

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Monday that 56 U.S. Coast Guard members forced out over the Biden-era COVID-19 vaccine mandate will be reinstated with back pay, marking what DHS Secretary Kristi Noem called a major victory for “religious, personal and medical freedom.” Former Secretary of … Read more