Health & Pandemics

RFK Jr. Announces New Members of Vaccine Advisory Panel

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has chosen eight new members for the panel that advises the CDC on vaccines.

Department of Health Removes All Members of CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel

A clean sweep of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices is necessary to reestablish public confidence in vaccine science.
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RFK Jr. Says Analyst Working to Find Lost Vaccine Safety Data

A researcher hired this year by the Department of HHS is working with other scientists to recover data missing from a vaccine safety system.

Fusarium Graminearum: The Fungus Allegedly Smuggled by Chinese Researchers—and Its Risks

Two Chinese researchers were charged by FBI for allegedly smuggling Fusarium Graminearum into the U.S. as a potential agroterrorism agent. What are the risks?

Why Drug Price Reform Alone Won’t Heal America

What happens when medications become too cheap, plentiful, and automatic and we don’t reform how drugs are used? We risk clinical harm.

FDA Not Recommending Newly Approved COVID-19 Vaccine: Official

FDA approved a new COVID-19 vaccine but is not recommending people receive it, the agency’s top vaccine officials said on June 4.

Moderna Will Conduct ‘True Placebo-Controlled Trial’ of New COVID Vaccine: RFK Jr.

Moderna will carry out placebo-controlled trial of its new COVID-19 vaccine, and U.S. regulators will keep tabs on trial, Health Sec. RFK, Jr. said.

FDA Launches New AI Tool

The agency is utilizing Elsa to speed up clinical protocol reviews and scientific evaluations, as well as to identify targets for inspections.