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Analysis: Despite Kennedy’s claims, vaccines have been tested in placebo-controlled studies --research data

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Despite Kennedy’s claims, vaccines have been tested in placebo-controlled studies | CNN US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly claimed in public statements that most vaccines recommended for children in the US have not been tested against placebos, and particularly inert placebos such as saline solution or water. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Trump administration's threatened budget cuts would undermine CDC's asthma protection program

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In a Dusty Corner of California, Trump's Threatened Cuts to Asthma Care Raise Fears - KFF Health News The Trump administration wants to shutter the CDC’s National Asthma Control Program, which provides millions in funding to state-administered initiatives aimed at fighting the disease. The program’s closure, combined with massive cuts to environmental programs, could put the 28 million Americans with asthma at increased risk. khnkytjaw KFF Health News
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Government Accounting Office (GAO) tells HHS to fix persistent deficiencies before a next pandemic

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GAO to HHS: Fix 'persistent deficiencies' in infectious-disease testing before next pandemic The woman had amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare, often fatal brain infection caused by the ameba Naegleria fowleri. CIDRAP
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Opinion: RFK Jr. eroded trust by making COID vaccine decisions with no transparency

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Viewpoint: Eroding trust by making COVID vaccine decisions with no transparency The threat to Americans' access to lifesaving vaccines has arrived.  CIDRAP
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Analysis: CBO calculates that nearly 11 million people will be uninsured if GOP megabill becomes law

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CBO: Nearly 11 million people will be uninsured if GOP megabill becomes law Nearly 11 million people would lose health insurance under the House Republican tax bill, mostly due to cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to the nonpartisan Congressiona… nweixel The Hill

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CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine advisory committee following RFK j's statements

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CDC official resigns from COVID vaccine committee advisory role, sources say

Pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos resigned on Tuesday as co-leader of a U.S. CDC working group that advises outside experts on COVID-19 vaccines and is leaving the agency, two sources familiar with the move told Reuters.
 
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Planned dismantllng of CDC's chronic disease center raises concerns

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Dismantling CDC’s chronic disease center ‘looks pretty devastating’ to public health experts HHS plans to fold the CDC's chronic disease center into the new Administration for a Healthy America.
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USG government changes in COVID vaccine advice confuse some families

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COVID vaccine changes confuse and upset some parents and families Federal health officials have changed the game for COVID vaccine access. Pregnant moms and others who rely on them to protect a high-risk family member are scared. NPR

 

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Analysis: Congressional Republicans taking quieter approach to undermining Obama care

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Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. Sort of. They’re not branding it an Obamacare repeal this time around, but congressional Republicans are pursuing cuts to programs that are part of the 15-year-old health-care law. Paige Winfield Cunningham The Washington Post
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