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CHD Sues Kennedy for Failure to Establish Vaccine Safety Task Force
Children's Health Defense, founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is suing him as HHS Secretary for failing to establish a vaccine safety task force mandated by the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, alleging no such reports to Congress have been filed since its passage, despite a short-lived ta...
CHD Sues Kennedy for Failure to Establish Vaccine Safety Task Force
Children's Health Defense, founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is suing him as HHS Secretary for failing to establish a vaccine safety task force mandated by the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, alleging no such reports to Congress have been filed since its passage, despite a short-lived ta...
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56% Bias Score
FDA Official Overrides Experts, Restricts Covid-19 Vaccine Use
In May 2024, FDA's Dr. Vinay Prasad overruled agency experts, rejecting broad use recommendations for Novavax's Nuvaxovid and Moderna's mNexspike Covid-19 vaccines due to safety concerns and a diminishing risk of severe Covid-19, aligning with the Trump administration's efforts to restrict vaccine a...
FDA Official Overrides Experts, Restricts Covid-19 Vaccine Use
In May 2024, FDA's Dr. Vinay Prasad overruled agency experts, rejecting broad use recommendations for Novavax's Nuvaxovid and Moderna's mNexspike Covid-19 vaccines due to safety concerns and a diminishing risk of severe Covid-19, aligning with the Trump administration's efforts to restrict vaccine a...
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60% Bias Score
Kennedy's New Vaccine Panel to Review Long-Approved Immunisation Schedules
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced the 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) with eight new members, many of whom are vaccine critics; the new panel will review existing child and teen vaccination schedules, including vaccines approved seven or more ye...
Kennedy's New Vaccine Panel to Review Long-Approved Immunisation Schedules
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced the 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) with eight new members, many of whom are vaccine critics; the new panel will review existing child and teen vaccination schedules, including vaccines approved seven or more ye...
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56% Bias Score
False Vaccine Study Cited in Controversial CDC Report
A report presented to the CDC's vaccine committee falsely cites a study to link thimerosal in vaccines to brain damage; the report's author, a former anti-vaccine activist, was appointed by the recently reconstituted committee whose members include anti-vaccine advocates; 96% of flu vaccines in 2024...
False Vaccine Study Cited in Controversial CDC Report
A report presented to the CDC's vaccine committee falsely cites a study to link thimerosal in vaccines to brain damage; the report's author, a former anti-vaccine activist, was appointed by the recently reconstituted committee whose members include anti-vaccine advocates; 96% of flu vaccines in 2024...
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56% Bias Score
HHS Document Misrepresents Science in Support of Revised COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
The Department of Health and Human Services sent a document to Congress supporting Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to change COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, citing disputed or unpublished studies and misrepresenting others, causing outrage among health experts who called it "willful med...
HHS Document Misrepresents Science in Support of Revised COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
The Department of Health and Human Services sent a document to Congress supporting Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to change COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, citing disputed or unpublished studies and misrepresenting others, causing outrage among health experts who called it "willful med...
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60% Bias Score
Kennedy Replaces CDC Vaccine Panel with Critics of COVID-19 Response
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced the 17-member CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) with eight new members, several of whom are known critics of the government's COVID-19 vaccine response, sparking concerns about potential changes to vaccine ...
Kennedy Replaces CDC Vaccine Panel with Critics of COVID-19 Response
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced the 17-member CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) with eight new members, several of whom are known critics of the government's COVID-19 vaccine response, sparking concerns about potential changes to vaccine ...
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48% Bias Score
ACIP Recommends Thimerosal-Free Flu Vaccines
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended using only thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite its limited presence in current vaccines and lack of evidence linking it to harm, raising concerns about the influence of anti-vaccine sentiment on public health policy.
ACIP Recommends Thimerosal-Free Flu Vaccines
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended using only thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite its limited presence in current vaccines and lack of evidence linking it to harm, raising concerns about the influence of anti-vaccine sentiment on public health policy.
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56% Bias Score
Kennedy's Restructuring of Vaccine Panel Sparks Controversy
The first meeting of the advisory committee on immunization practices (ACIP) under new Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was highly contentious, featuring newly appointed members with conflicts of interest and anti-vaccine views, who reshaped the agenda and raised concerns about the integrity o...
Kennedy's Restructuring of Vaccine Panel Sparks Controversy
The first meeting of the advisory committee on immunization practices (ACIP) under new Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was highly contentious, featuring newly appointed members with conflicts of interest and anti-vaccine views, who reshaped the agenda and raised concerns about the integrity o...
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56% Bias Score
US Halts $1.58 Billion in Funding for Global Vaccine Organization
The United States will halt a $1.58 billion funding pledge to GAVI, a global vaccine alliance, over safety concerns regarding a diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP) vaccine, impacting millions of children in lower-income countries.
US Halts $1.58 Billion in Funding for Global Vaccine Organization
The United States will halt a $1.58 billion funding pledge to GAVI, a global vaccine alliance, over safety concerns regarding a diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP) vaccine, impacting millions of children in lower-income countries.
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48% Bias Score
HHS Document Misrepresents Science in Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Policy Change
A Department of Health and Human Services document supporting Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to change U.S. COVID-19 vaccine policy for pregnant women and children misrepresents or cites disputed scientific studies, prompting outrage from health experts and leading to a proposed bill to ...
HHS Document Misrepresents Science in Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Policy Change
A Department of Health and Human Services document supporting Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to change U.S. COVID-19 vaccine policy for pregnant women and children misrepresents or cites disputed scientific studies, prompting outrage from health experts and leading to a proposed bill to ...
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64% Bias Score
Kennedy Replaces CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee With Vaccine Skeptics
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced the CDC's vaccine advisory committee with eight new members, most of whom are known vaccine skeptics, prompting criticism from public health experts who say the committee lacks the necessary expertise to make informed decisions about vaccine policy and sa...
Kennedy Replaces CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee With Vaccine Skeptics
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced the CDC's vaccine advisory committee with eight new members, most of whom are known vaccine skeptics, prompting criticism from public health experts who say the committee lacks the necessary expertise to make informed decisions about vaccine policy and sa...
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60% Bias Score
Kennedy Replaces CDC Vaccine Committee with COVID-19 Critics
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced the 17-member CDC's vaccine advisory committee with eight critics of the government's COVID-19 response, raising concerns among medical associations. The new committee will review existing vaccine data and require definitive safety and efficacy information before makin...
Kennedy Replaces CDC Vaccine Committee with COVID-19 Critics
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced the 17-member CDC's vaccine advisory committee with eight critics of the government's COVID-19 response, raising concerns among medical associations. The new committee will review existing vaccine data and require definitive safety and efficacy information before makin...
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56% Bias Score
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