Delays in Covid shots for kids is latest bid by Trump officials to restrict vaccines Administration is holding back Covid vaccines for all children in at least 11 states and one US territory The Guardian - US · Sep 23
A Year After the Atlanta Shooting, CDC Staff Say They Still Do Not Feel Safe at Work One year after a gunman fired on CDC headquarters, employees describe continuing safety fears amid heavy losses across the agency workforce. Medical Daily · Aug 10
‘This is not Covid’: CDC boss reassures concerned public over hantavirus outbreak as US cruise passengers taken to Nebraska quarantine facility CDC Director says hantavirus is ‘not like Covid’ amid concerns about outbreak The Independent UK · May 11
‘Christofascism’ is here: inside the slow demolition of US public health From prescribing spiritual warfare to demonizing health experts, RFK Jr’s health empire has become a dangerous vehicle for a Christian nationalist worldview The Guardian - US · May 3
Inside the CDC’s leadership vacuum: work at a ‘standstill’ and low morale as 80% of top posts remain vacant Current and ex-officials at the CDC warn Americans’ health security in danger under RFK Jr’s direction The Guardian - US · Apr 17
If Texas measles outbreak is still spreading, U.S. could lose measles-free status, scientists say One study estimates that an outbreak the size of the one in West Texas earlier this year costs about $12.6 million. The Texas Tribune · Dec 5, 2025
'I don't know if CDC will survive, to be quite frank': Former CDC officials describe the disintegration of the agency under RFK Three former CDC officials share their experiences at the agency leading up to their resignations. LiveScience · Nov 20, 2025
Pediatricians fill vaccine messaging void left by CDC amid bad flu season Doctors step up after US health department suspended its flu vaccine campaign following Trump’s election The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2025
Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off Critics say scientists ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril The Guardian - US · Oct 27, 2025
Bird flu's comeback raises fears about readiness The virus is continuing to evolve and spill over to other species. Axios · Oct 27, 2025
‘Damage is done’: Mass firings and dysfunction at CDC spark chaos for public health, critics warn Critics fear ‘reckless destruction’ at nation’s top public health agency threaten safety and lives The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025
Chris Christie Says Robert Kennedy Jr. Is Full Of 'Foolish And Vapid Ideas' As Pete Buttigieg Warns Health Chief Stripping Away Public Protections Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) and erstwhile Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg delivered sharp rebukes of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., highlighting bipartisan alarm over his leadership and public health policies. Benzinga · Sep 9, 2025
West Coast states join together to lead vaccine defense as red Florida ends mandate and DC skepticism grows The states formed the alliance in response to ‘President Trump’s mass firing of CDC doctors and scientists’ The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Vaccine Shake-Up Sparks Coast-To-Coast Divide: West Coast Creates Health Alliance, Florida Rolls Back Requirements California, Oregon and Washington have joined forces to create a regional vaccine alliance, moving away from federal guidance under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Florida pushes in the opposite direction by eliminating all state vaccine mandates. Benzinga · Sep 4, 2025
The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025 Rand Paul called out after saying gay CDC official’s ‘lifestyle’ disqualified him from government Dr. Demetre Daskalakis was one of four top CDC officials who resigned last week, citing changes under RFK Jr.
The Guardian - US · Sep 3, 2025 RFK Jr boasts of handling of US measles outbreak in op-ed amid CDC upheaval HHS secretary failed to respond to critics in editorial amid growing calls for him to resign and chaos across the agency
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025 Trump casts doubt on his own COVID vaccines program after RFK Jr threatens restrictions Trump wants drugmakers to ‘justify the success’ of Operation Warp Speed following wave of CDC resignations and warnings from public health officials
Benzinga · Sep 1, 2025 Robert Kennedy Jr.'s Leadership Can Only Bring More 'Harm,' Says Top Ex-CDC Official: 'Undoing Of Vaccination' In Works Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immunizations chief Demetre Daskalakis said Sunday he resigned because politics has overrun science at the nation's top public-health agency, warning he "only see[s] harm coming" under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
International Business Times · Aug 31, 2025 Directors Who Quit US Health Agency Warn It Is 'Destroying' Protections Senior experts who recently resigned in protest from the top US public health agency denounced Sunday growing politicization of the organization, warning of a breakdown in the "firewall" between science and ideology.
The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2025 Former CDC official ‘only sees harm’ to public health under RFK Jr’s leadership Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned after White House fired CDC chief, cautions against ‘undoing of vaccination’ to ABC
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025 ‘I only see harm coming’: Top CDC official who quit over RFK Jr policies says he fears more attacks on vaccines still to come Demetre Daskalakis warns that the new acting CDC director will only serve Robert F. Kennedy Jr
We Got This Covered · Aug 30, 2025 The Donald Trump administration is officially running out of people He might soon not have enough manpower for "weaponizing" lives of millions of Americans.
The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2025 RFK Jr peddles dubious health claims as CDC roils under his leadership As leaders at Centers for Disease Control quit after director’s firing, Kennedy stokes controversy with pet theories
The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2025 Trump administration faces rare bipartisan pushback for firing CDC director Susan Monarez was reportedly fired by Robert F Kennedy Jr but her lawyers say only Trump himself can remove her
The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2025 US appeals court rules most of Trump’s sweeping global tariffs illegal – as it happened Ruling upholds decision from trade court while president attacks ‘Highly Partisan Appeals Court’ and says he will win tariff fight