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CDC scientists push back on vaccine presentations casting doubt on immunization safety
At the start of an unprecedented meeting of vaccine committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the ...
Anti-vaccine activist presents data to Kennedy's reshaped CDC advisory panel
The meeting included a discussion of thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative and long-time target of the anti-vaccine world.
Hiltzik: Contradicting RFK Jr., CDC says the COVID vaccine protects pregnant women, babies, and children
RFK Jr. turned the CDC's vaccine committee into an anti-vaccine panel, but it still heard evidence that his campaign against ...
New CDC vaccine advisers vote to recommend Merck RSV antibody protection for babies
A group of outside advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 5-2 to recommend use of a new shot ...
As CDC vaccine experts debate study data, U fact checker finds errors
Concerns raised by University of Minnesota’s Dr. David Boulware correct record before a federal vaccine advisory committee ...
The Anti-Vax Movement Solidifies Control of the CDC’s Vaccine Committee
In a series of votes Thursday, the CDC’s vaccine committee voted against the use of thimerosal, an ingredient that has long ...
Trump US CDC nominee backs vaccines as life-saving
U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for director of the CDC was pulled into political contention over U.S. vaccine policy ...
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 ...