‘It’s a mess right now’: RFK’s sweeping changes place new vaccines in limbo
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has made sweeping changes to vaccination policy, cutting…
The Guardian reports: Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has made sweeping changes to vaccination policy, cutting childhood immunization recommendations by a third and replacing experts on the Advisory Committee on…
This health story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include RFK, ACIP and Trump.
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