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An influential committee that helps craft federal vaccine policy and recommendations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention begins a two-day meeting in Atlanta on Wednesday.
Atlanta doctors and health experts are warning that public trust in vaccines will continue to erode, and will have ...
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing the COVID-19 vaccine from CDC's schedule of recommended immunizations for children, according to two people familiar with the situation.
The CDC director job hasn't required Senate confirmation, but that's going to change beginning in January 2025, thanks to a provision in the recent omnibus budget bill passed by Congress.
Prior to each meeting, voting members must disclose any conflicts of interest, and all ACIP members must disclose any ...
Dr. Todd Ellerin spoke on how mass firings at the CDC can affect the public's trust in health officials. Ellerin says a new committee appointed by Department of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...
CDC staff and retired workers call for Kennedy's resignation in a protest outside headquarters ... But after ACIP’s April meeting, weeks passed and no recommendations were approved.
CDC Director Mandy Cohen, a medical doctor, stepped down on Jan. 20 when Trump was inaugurated, as is customary. Shortly afterward, Susan Monarez, a microbiologist without a medical degree, was ...