CDC Panel to Discuss COVID, Hepatitis B Shots in Meeting Next Month

Amid CDC Turmoil, Senate Health Committee Chairman Says Any Directives From Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisory Board Should Be ‘Rejected’

The future direction of American vaccine policy has been thrown into question by the upheaval at the top of the agency and doubts about the legitimacy of…

Republican who voted to confirm RFK now makes dire demand amid CDC 'turmoil'

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who is a physician, had a lot of concerns when Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was appointed to the post. Still, the doctor voted to confirm Kennedy despite his concerns. This week, a large group of officials and top leaders at the Centers for Disease Control resigned or were fired after the director, Dr. Susan Monarez, was shoved out of her post after only a few weeks. The firing comes just we…

CDC panel to discuss COVID, hepatitis B shots in meeting next month

A federal register notice confirmed dates for the anticipated advisory meeting, which will follow an FDA decision to narrow COVID boosters' approval and comes as CDC leadership is in turmoil.