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CDC outlines new initiatives such as expanded hepatitis B screening with potential vaccine policy impacts

The list offers the clearest view yet of the Trump administration's plans for the agency under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 

Laine Bergeson
pregnant woman and doctor

After unprecedented autism-vaccine messaging change, scientists, advocates say CDC no longer trustworthy

Doctors, public health advocates, and the autism community expressed anger and sorrow over the CDC's reversal of its messaging on vaccines and autism.

Liz Szabo
Laine Bergeson
CDC headquarters sign

Surveys find strong confidence in childhood vaccines but deepening partisan divides; most adults reject COVID shot

Overall, 63% of Americans say they are extremely or very confident that routine childhood vaccines are effective at preventing serious illness. 

Laine Bergeson
baby at doctor's office

CIDRAP Op-Ed: RSV prevention—a remarkable medical achievement finally realized

The transformation to having tools to prevent RSV happened so quickly that many haven't grasped its magnitude.

Jake Scott, MD
Baby getting nebulizer treatment

In real-world study, malaria vaccine effectiveness matches clinical trials

Data from a phase 4 study shows the RTS,S vaccine reduced malaria by 30% and severe malaria by 58% in young children in Ghana, Malawi, and Kenya.

Chris Dall
Malaria vaccine campaign in Ghana

Next up for Vaccine Integrity Project: reviewing data on birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine

The review will look at decades of data on the safety, efficacy, and public health impact of administering the hepatitis B shot at birth.

Chris Dall
Proof of hepatitis b vaccination

Trial data highlight sustained protection from dengue vaccine

Findings from a phase 3 trial show Qdenga, Takeda's live-attenuated dengue vaccine, provided 61.2% vaccine efficacy against infection and 84.1% against hospitalization after 4.5 years.

Chris Dall

Support for measles vaccination drops amid growing confusion about the disease, US poll shows

Among US adults, 23% say RFK Jr recommends that kids should get the measles vaccine, 29% say he does not recommend it, and 48% aren't sure.

Jim Wappes
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Louisiana officials waited months to alert public about deadly pertussis outbreak, investigation finds

Officials waited more than 3 months after 2 whooping cough deaths to issue a statewide health alert.

Jim Wappes

Quality of decisions made by CDC vaccine advisers has nose-dived, former voting members say

The ACIP policymaking maturity rating fell from an overall score of 100% to 58% from April to September this year.

Mary Van Beusekom
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