This week, the Food and Drug Administration — now with vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the helm — unexpectedly and without reason canceled a March meeting of scientists who advise the FDA on vaccine policy.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the newly confirmed health secretary for the Trump administration who has called for sweeping policy changes, has made numerous false and misleading claims about vaccine safety.
The sudden cancellation of the meeting comes amid anxiety at federal health agencies over the future of vaccine programs under the Trump administration, and the stewardship of Hea
Cod liver oil, the corticosteroid budesonide, and the antibiotic clarithromycin were among the measles treatments HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said had shown "very good results" in the West Texas outbreak.
Last fall, before being named the senior U.S. health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration would liberate Americans from the FDA’s “aggressive suppression” of vitamins, dietary supplements,
RFK Jr. is gearing up for changes in vaccine policies, with respect to messaging and the composition of the advisory panel that makes recommendations to the CDC.
Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm, the head of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the implications of axing the meeting.
Rumors are spreading all over the place.’ Experts fear the cancellation signals a sidelining of science at federal health agencies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s leadership.
It's the second such disruption to a federal vaccine advisory panel since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became the nation’s top health official earlier this month.
Last fall, before being named the senior U.S. health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Trump administration would liberate Americans from the FDA’s “aggressive suppression” of vitamins, dietary supplements,
Currently, the FDA can’t even require that supplements be effective before they are sold.