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CDC ends bird flu emergency response
Doctors and researchers said the moves will make it harder to detect potentially dangerous changes. If the virus continues to ...
Vaccine additive thimerosal deemed unsafe by the CDC: 3 things to know
Infectious disease specialist Monica Gandhi, MD examines recent claims about the safety of thimerosal, a preservative used in ...
CDC ends emergency response to H5N1 bird flu
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has ended its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu, citing a drop in ...
RFK Jr., CDC panel have been casting doubt on the hepatitis B vaccine. Here's why it's safe
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the CDC vaccine panel have been casting doubt on the hepatitis B shot and the ...
Why Kennedy’s overhaul of a key CDC committee could lead to ‘vaccine chaos’ in the US
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, will gather this ...
New CDC vaccine committee OKs Merck RSV shot for infants
Merck's Enflonsia vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus won approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...
Map Shows States Hit Hardest by Measles Outbreak as Cases Break Record
The U.S. has seen more measles cases in 2025 than in any year since the virus was declared "eliminated" in 2000.
HHS budget proposal eliminates CDC's chronic disease, global health centers in favor of new "MAHA" agency
The proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services slashes CDC and NIH funding in favor of the new ...
CDC warns of Listeria outbreak in 13 states, including Virginia
Products were sold at Kroger and Walmart under the Marketside and Home Chef brand names in those stores’ refrigerated ...
New CDC vaccine advisers endorse thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite no evidence of harm from the preservative
A new slate of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday to recommend that ...
Pa. lawmakers look to protect vaccine access after RFK seats new advisers in key CDC roles
A Pa. lawmaker is trying to prevent lapses in insurance coverage for vaccines, even if key advisers in the CDC change their ...
Unusual pushback, ‘dangerous precedent’: What the first meeting of Kennedy’s CDC advisers reveals about the future of vaccines in America
A startling new vision of vaccination in America is becoming clearer — one likely to involve fresh scrutiny of established science and practices, and limits on vaccines that have been studied for ...