The department revised the charter last month to urge members to consider vaccination “alternatives,” such as a healthy lifestyle.
President Trump said nothing bad can happen. Bad things have already happened, and more are coming.
The order also increases pressure on states to give more deference to religious freedom and parental autonomy.
When the Senate hearing featuring Dr. Fauci ended, one vital question remained not only unanswered but largely absent from the discussion: How will the US be better prepared for the next pandemic?
Only 9 of the 400 bills became law, and no state eliminated childhood immunization requirements.
Some Republican committee members allege that Fauci had no right to invoke the Fifth Amendment, because a pardon protects him from criminal prosecution.
The study also finds that Republican lawmakers sponsored most antivaccine bills.
A new study finds that children receiving the measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine are more likely to be vaccinated in safety-net clinics or eligible for the Vaccines for Children program.
The nominee for assistant secretary for preparedness and response has a track record of vaccine skepticism.
The concerning trend appears to be driven by parents refusing vitamin K shots, which guard against a rare but life-threatening blood disorder, for their newborns.
