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Six former US surgeons general warn RFK Jr is ‘endangering nation’s health’

Former top doctors condemn health secretary’s vaccine, research policies, saying ideology replaced science at HHS

The Guardian - US

A ‘hostile takeover’: ousted CDC official raises alarm over RFK Jr approach to infectious disease

Debra Houry speaks after testifying on eight months under Kennedy, who critics say shuns science and spreads falsehoods

The Guardian - US

House Democrat to introduce articles of impeachment against RFK Jr for the ‘chaos’ he has caused

Impeachment effort is unlikely to pass through Republican-controlled Congress

The Independent UK

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Trump faces Republican backlash over Kennedy’s autism and vaccine claims

Senators warn health secretary’s advice on Tylenol in pregnancy lacks scientific basis, raising alarm in GOP ranks

The Guardian - US

Legal groups resist Trump authoritarian moves with pro bono work

Groups of lawyers battling to get clients’ jobs back, avoid prosecutions or recoup money that has been illegally blocked

The Guardian - US

Kash flow and faux recordings — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

FBI Director Kash Patel and former CDC Director Susan Monarez facing lawmakers highlight this week's Congressional Hits and Misses.

Roll Call

RFK Jr’s new CDC vaccine advisers recommended against the combined measles and chickenpox shot for young kids

The panel now recommends that children under four receive separate MMR and chickenpox vaccines

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CDC’s new vaccine advisers recommend splitting up MMRV shot - Roll Call

The change was backed by an advisory panel whose members were handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Roll Call

Former CDC director refused to be RFK Jr.’s ‘rubber stamp,’ so she got fired for acting ‘maliciously to undermine’ the president

Apparently, he wanted a yes woman.

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Bernie Sanders Says Susan Monarez Was Fired As CDC Director Because She Refused To Be RFK Jr.'s 'Rubber Stamp'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday cast the abrupt firing of former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez as a warning sign for scientific independence, arguing she was pushed out for refusing to "rubber stamp" Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s “anti-vaccine” agenda.

Benzinga

Trump puts the squeeze on two Republican critics. It could cost them reelection

ANALYSIS: The pair voted to convict Trump. Now, Eric Garcia writes, they find themselves virtually unable to break with the president. And that could cost them.

The Independent UK

West coast states band together to issue vaccine guidelines after CDC and HHS purge

California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii release recommendations in wake of firings at federal health agencies

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine fight and US fear for public health: key moments from ousted CDC director’s testimony

Susan Monarez spoke alongside ex-chief medical officer Debra Houry about vaccines, Kennedy and threats to US health

The Guardian - US

Ex-CDC chief details agency turmoil under RFK Jr.

Susan Monarez provided a window into the ongoing turmoil at the public health agency.

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The Independent UK

‘You have your time, Bernie’: Rand Paul and Sanders in Senate dustup over letting RFK-fired CDC chief answer

Republicans are split over the firing of the CDC director who was joined by ex-chief medical officer in detailing RFK Jr.’s undermining of US vaccine policy

Axios

Ex-CDC official says RFK Jr. pressured her to stay silent

Monarez said she was afraid Kennedy was making her sacrifice "transparency" and "integrity."

Al Jazeera

Fired CDC director warns of backslide in US vaccine science under RFK Jr

Ex-CDC Director Monarez says she was fired for refusing to approve vaccine policy changes without scientific review.

International Business Times

Fired US Health Agency Chief Testifies On Pressure To 'Replace Evidence With Ideology'

The ex-chief of the US disease prevention agency told senators Wednesday she was fired for refusing to approve changes to childhood vaccine schedules not backed by scientific evidence, as the Trump administration moves to dismantle longstanding healthy policy.

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The Guardian - US

Trump’s war on science leaves US public health experts reeling: ‘There will be lasting damage’

Career experts warn of decades of progress lost as administration fires staff, slashes budgets and buries data

Axios

Ex-CDC director: RFK Jr. planning September vaccine changes

Any move to alter childhood vaccine recommendations would be highly controversial.

Euronews

Fired US CDC chief says RFK Jr is taking public health to a 'very dangerous place'

Susan Monarez was ousted weeks into her job at the US CDC over disagreement with health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on vaccine policies.

Roll Call

GOP shows division on Kennedy during Monarez appearance - Roll Call

Former CDC director said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change the childhood immunization schedule later this month.

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr’s actions risk restricting children’s access to vaccines, say ousted CDC officials

Former officials testify before US Senate, saying the CDC under Kennedy is ‘supporting policies not based in science’

The Independent UK

Former CDC chief Susan Monarez set to testify RFK Jr. fired her over vaccine science

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez is testifying before the Senate health committee

The Independent UK

Fired CDC chief will testify Kennedy pressed her to endorse vaccine recommendations without evidence

Former CDC director Susan Monarez will accuse Robert F

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