New: For a brief time, it seemed like RFK Jr.'s criticism of Covid vaccines could spell trouble for him with the White House. Instead, he appears to retain as much political influence as ever. Via @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social @danielpayne.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/09/23/t...

Where Trump's anti-vaccine comments came from, what they mean for RFK Jr. — and how it could shape federal health policy w/ @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/09/23/t...

Hear @statnews.com Washington correspondent @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social talks about the president's comments on Tylenol and autism, plus the results of last week's meeting of the federal advisory committee on vaccines: www.wnyc.org/story/vaccin...

Trump also veered into an extended rant, asserting the disproven link between autism and vaccines and calling for an overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule. from: @danielpayne.bsky.social @aniloza.bsky.social @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/09/22/t...

if you're in the D.C. area: @emmasarappo.bsky.social is talking to @tricialockwood.bsky.social about her new book tomorrow night at Politics and Prose! politics-prose.com/events?srslt...

💥 @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social on Brian Lehrer talking about vaccines and public health 💥 www.wnyc.org/shows/bl

Good morning from Atlanta where a panel of federal vaccine advisers pushed a vote to delay the hepatitis B shot in some newborns to a later meeting. @aniloza.bsky.social has why: www.statnews.com/2025/09/19/c...

RFK's ACIP ended up voting to ... table the vote on delaying the hep B vaccine “There’s enough ambiguity here and enough remaining discussion about safety, effectiveness, & timing that I believe that a vote today is premature,” a member of the committee said www.statnews.com/2025/09/19/c...

follow @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social as she reports from Atlanta on the CDC's vaccine advisory panel for @statnews.com — she's a dogged reporter and a health policy expert, not to mention a great friend

Breaking, from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social ar @stat www.statnews.com/2025/09/19/m...

For journalists covering public health & vaccine policy: ✔️ Avoid amplifying harmful talking points ✔️ Build strong sources in the medical & science communities ✔️ Track state-level vaccine battles More tips from @statnews.com's @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social: www.pressclubinstitute.org/2025/09/16/s...

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive moves to change U.S. vaccine policy — adopted by leaders at other federal health agencies — may be putting him at odds with President Trump himself. w/ @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/09/08/v...

Make America Healthy Again celebrated “MAHA wins” like switching from corn syrup to cane sugar in Coke & synthetic dye-free ice cream. Nutrition experts say it’s not doing much to make Americans healthier, my colleague @sarah-todd.bsky.social reports: www.statnews.com/2025/07/17/c...

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A fine line indeed, @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social tells us at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/c...

Bill Cassidy is challenging RFK Jr. about his changes to ACIP, the CDC's vaccine advisory panel. I chatted with @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social a couple weeks ago about why Cassidy is uniquely positioned to question RFK Jr.'s decisions @statnews.com

when @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social says companies made similar pledge in 2018 that wasn't lived up to, one of Oz's first responses is things are different now "there's violence in the streets over these issues."

#Breaking: Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care delivers major setback for transgender rights www.statnews.com/2025/06/18/s...

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Supreme Court upholds Tennessee's transgender care ban. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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RFK Jr. said he dismissed an entire vaccine advisory board because of conflicts of interest. But new members appear to have their own conflicts. Many question how the secretary defines COI in the first place. Via @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/06/13/r...

In case you need to get caught up on this ACIP news, here's a little background from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social and I @statnews.com

RFK Jr. names new members of CDC’s vaccine advisory panel. The list includes several well-known critics of vaccines, writes @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social for @statnews.com. www.statnews.com/2025/06/11/r...

And the names are ... from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social at @statnews.com , a developing story. www.statnews.com/2025/06/11/r...

NEW from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social: The Trump administration has reversed the firings of hundreds of staffers at the CDC, including those who work in divisions that handle cruise ship safety, STI prevention, and global health. 🩺 www.statnews.com/2025/06/11/h...

What's ahead for AHA, @isabellacueto.bsky.social, @danielpayne.bsky.social, and @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social explain www.statnews.com/2025/06/11/a...

So did Kennedy actually break his promise to Cassidy? @alexhogan.bsky.social and @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social have the fact-check for you: youtu.be/brVDswDpaeQ?...

New video- my new @statnews.com colleague @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social and I chat about RFK Jr.'s dismissal of all the members of ACIP, CDC's vaccine advisory board. Also I'm going to be doing a video every week now so please wish me luck (and like & subscribe plz) youtu.be/brVDswDpaeQ

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Exclusive: A bipartisan congressional report alleges that groups responsible for gathering organs for transplantations use a loophole to inflate their numbers and stay certified: www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...

Exclusive, from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social at @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...

HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed the entire expert panel that advises the CDC on vaccines. www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...

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@chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social hired by @statnews.com to cover DC health care stories: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/s...

Professional news: My last day at POLITICO was on Friday and I’m joining STAT tomorrow as a Washington Correspondent where I will continue to cover HHS and HHS Sec. Kennedy. Excited to get started! www.statnews.com/stat-hires-t...

HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he might prevent NIH scientists from publishing articles in some of the most influential medical journals in the world, calling them "corrupt." www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

The much-anticipated Make America Healthy Again report came out yesterday after weeks of furious lobbying by farm, food and pharma groups afraid they’d find themselves in its crosshairs. But another group was also targeted: your doctor. My latest: www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke pours from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signalling a pope has been elected to lead the Catholic Church.

HHS says its new report on gender-affirming care proves that science doesn't support the care & that its risks are too great. But the report doesn't really support that blanket statement. It found “sparse” to no evidence of harm and evidence about the benefits of gender-affirming care.

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants to find out autism’s “root cause” and that’s thrown a match into a diverse community of people that’s spent a long time talking about how to best advocate for and with autistic people: www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Scoop: HHS will close a civil rights office that's responsible for handling complaints from employees in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and setting civil rights protocol for leadership in June: www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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