HHS Secretary Kennedy pressured the CDC regarding vaccine advertisements, while internal emails were released by Sanders' committee.
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Updated Jul 24
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What happened
HHS Secretary Kennedy pressured the CDC regarding vaccine advertisements, while internal emails were released by Sanders' committee.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutKeep exploring
Part of
A presidential order established executive authority, mandating the Department of Health and Human Services to execute orders and prompting the CDC to review scientific assessments with ACIP.Also in this story
- HHS shares data with FDA for review following a Trump executive order, with VA Secretary Doug Collins involved.
- HHS published and revised the ACIP charter on May 28, 2026.
The entities involved
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
government organization in Kampala, Uganda
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Clinton Township to announce funding as part of Donald Trump's Great American Recovery Initiative.
- An outbreak in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has drawn comments from officials regarding vaccine policy, involving figures like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and those connected to Donald Trump.
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Bernie Sanders
United States Senator from Vermont
- California election official Shirley Weber is the focus as political figures like Gavin Newsom, Bernie Sanders, and others discuss tax proposals and how California responds to Trump's tax breaks.
- Brad Lander is campaigning against incumbent Dan Goldman, with Bernie Sanders lending support at a rally in Brooklyn.
Related events
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. served as health secretary for HHS and was involved in FDA leadership decisions.
- A nominee is currently being considered to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) agency, with the process overseen by relevant committees.
- FDA approval precedes CDC sign-off on vaccines, and the Secretary appointed members to the CDC advisory committee.
- Kennedy oversees agencies regulating vaccine manufacturers while Elizabeth Warren questions Merck settlement disclosures.
- Following the measles outbreak, Erica Schwartz has been appointed CDC director, while Robert F. Kennedy Jr. requests the deletion of critical death data.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- democrats.orgNEW: U.S. Measles Cases Surpass 2025 Total in Just Seven Months Under Trump and RFK Jr. - Democrats
- independent.co.ukCDC quietly updates website to state science doesn’t know if vaccines cause autism
- cbsnews.com
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