Our deep dive on RFKJr. Re the previously undisclosed email, former ACIP chair and longtime member says: “The secretary is within his legal rights to make these suggestions or request requests, but it’s unheard of as far as I know.” gift link below. @washingtonpost.com

The Post interviewed almost 100 sources for this comprehensive, revelatory account of how RFK Jr. has disrupted public health in America. It's the capstone to a year of extensive reporting by @rachelroubein.bsky.social, @lenasun.bsky.social & @laurenweberhp.bsky.social. Gift link: wapo.st/48YSPC1

BREAKING: The U.S. is preparing to stop recommending most childhood vaccines and defer to doctors instead. The plan, which is not finalized, marks a fundamental shift in the U.S. vaccine strategy, @lenasun.bsky.social & @rachelroubein.bsky.social report. Gift link: wapo.st/4aXfzn5

BREAKING: US. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors, per sources familiar. HHS consulted w chief science officer and top FDA official. Me and @rachel_roubein 1/4 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Programs included work on reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

BREAKING: CDC approves major child vaccine change, rejects controversial one that RFKJr’s handpicked vaccine advisory panel had recommended. My story. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

For decades, the CDC has fought attempts by the anti-vaccine movement to sow doubts in the safety and efficacy of the shots that marked a triumph of public health. This week, the agency instead provided a powerful platform www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

NEW: How the CDC has become a powerful platform for the anti-vaccine movement it once sought to fight. 1/5 Me, @davidovalle.bsky.social, @paigecunningham.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

!!! The Post obtained hot mic comments by the chair of RFK Jr.'s CDC vaccine committee. "We feel like a little bit like puppets on a string as opposed to really being an independent advisory panel" wapo.st/4atob4M

BREAKING: CDC panel makes most sweeping revision to child vaccine schedule under RFK Jr. Our story. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

NEW: @lenasun.bsky.social spoke to the new chairman of the federal vaccine advisory panel remade under RFK Jr. They are planning to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize whether childhood shots are causing autoimmune disorders. wapo.st/3XrsKoD

NEW: In an interview w/ me, new chair of ACIP says they are planning to vote on ending practice of vaccinating all newborns for hepatitis B and to examine whether childhood immunization schedule is behind rise of allergies and autoimmune disorders. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

BREAKING: Louisiana health official who ordered his health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations during a surge in flu cases this winter has been tapped to be the new number 2 at @CDCgov. My story. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

NEW: The National Academies release statement saying the revised language on @CDCgov web page on links between vaccines and autism, which cited some of the academies work, did not provide the full context. 1/2 www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...

NEW: Bird flu patient dies, marking second U.S. fatality in 2025. Washington state resident was older adult w underlying conditions. My story. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

UPDATED: Washington state epidemiologist on first human infected with H5N5 bird flu strain, different from H5N1 that has been spreading widely: “This is a severely ill patient.” But officials say no change to public health response or guidance. My story. 1/3 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

I’ve been in Toronto at the #astmh meeting these past few days and last night some very good news was presented here: A new malaria drug has proven efficacious in a large trial and could soon be approved.🧪 My story in @science.org (and 🧵on why it's important to come): www.science.org/content/arti...

U.S. visas can be denied for obesity, cancer and diabetes, Rubio says. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

NEW: ByHeart recalls all baby formula amid botulism outbreak
Officials have identified 15 cases of infant botulism potentially linked to the company’s organic products. The recall is not expected to create a nationwide shortage. @Rachelroubein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Thirteen babies in 10 states have been hospitalized as a result of the outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. No deaths have been reported. ByHeart baby formula has recalled 2 batches of one product. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

One of the largest studies ever conducted on the link between the shingles vaccine and brain health offers insight into how the disease increases dementia risk. From [email protected] www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

BREAKING: HHS official says in a court filing: "As a result of data discrepancies and processing errors, RIF notices were issued on October 10, 2025, to approximately 1,760 employees instead of to the 982 employees who were intended to receive RIF notices.” 1/3

NEW: More than half of the roughly 1,300 layoffs notices at @CDCgov have been rescinded. But analysts with top-secret clearance working on biodefense preparedness at another health agency have lost their jobs, per sources. Our story 1/4 @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

BREAKING: Some of the layoffs at CDC are being REVERSED. Here is my updated story. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.” Among those RIFd: —leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases; —leadership of global health center —leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

She left the medical mainstream and rose to be RFK Jr.'s surgeon general pick Read my and @rachelroubein.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com deep dive on Casey Means www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Important Read: Programs that many autistic people and their families depend on — through Medicaid, the Education Department and the Administration for Community Living — have been targeted for funding cuts by Trump administration. @caitjgibson.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/20...

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy on Trump and RFK Jr’s claims about Tylenol and autism: “Talk to your OB about it. But secondly, I was talking to a woman, she goes, ‘Oh, this is great. Two men telling me not to take the only thing I can take when my back's hurting and I'm pregnant.’”

And here’s the link to our story about RFKJR’s handpicked vaccine advisory committee. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Our story on how RFKJr’s vaccine handpicked advisers were unprepared, misunderstood or ignored key data, per experts watching the meeting. @washingtonpost.com @davidovalle.bsky.social @rachelroubein.bsky.social + me

NEW: RFKJr’s handpicked vaccine panel met this week. They were unprepared, misunderstood or ignored key data + highlighted flawed or inconclusive research often trumpeted by vaccine critics, per medical/scientific experts who watched meeting @davidovalle.bsky.social @rachelroubein.bsky.social + me.

If you are 65+ and thinking about getting a coronavirus shot, this week might be your best opportunity. Right now, the FDA has approved updated vaccines for that age group. But it’s possible it could get much tougher to get those shots next week. 1/3

HHS officially announced five new vaccine advisers who will decide fate of coronavirus vaccines Friday. One called for stopping mRNA vaccines, another blamed covid shots for rare conditions and another said coronavirus isn't scary. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

New poll by WaPo-KFF finds 1 in 6 US parents who skip/delay vaccines are more likely to home-school their children, be White and very religious, identify as Republican or be under 35, shedding new light on vaccine hesitancy. (Not incl covid or flu). www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Exclusive at WaPo: RFK Jr's aides are prepping new bid to crack down on covid vaccine by linking it to 25 child deaths They appear to be citing submissions to vaccine-report database VAERS — despite caution that it's unreliable. @lenasun.bsky.social @rachelroubein.bsky.social w little help from me

NEW: Trump officials to link covid shots to child deaths, alarming career scientists www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/... via @rachelroubein.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social @lenasun.bsky.social

“The U.S. government is now in the business of vaccine misinformation.” Trump officials to link covid shots to child deaths, alarming career scientists. Story by @lenasun.bsky.social @rachelroubein.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/47LFKvL

New Mexico's chief medical officer has provided a COVID-19 vaccine prescription for all residents that the department recommends people bring when they go to get a vaccine just to ensure no problems.

Another important detail in this story: RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers are considering lifting the minimum age for coronavirus vaccine recommendations from 65 to 75 wapo.st/47LFKvL


The more important question that researchers are still trying to understand: Why do men and women experience pain differently? www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202... Who’s more sensitive to pain, men or women? The answer may surprise you.

SCOOP: Trump health officials plan to link covid vaccines to the deaths of 25 children as they consider limiting which Americans should get the shots, per sources. W @rachelroubein.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

BREAKING Fired CDC director who clashed with RFK Jr. set to testify in Senate next week before crucial CDC vaccine panel meeting. @ddiamond.bsky.social @rachel.roubein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Confused about fall vaccines? We have answers. - The Washington Post. Here’s our Post Reports podcast today. www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/pos...

NEW: RFK Jr.’s upending of vaccine policy is driving some states to break away from Trump admin guidelines while others are further loosening shot requirements. Me and @laurenweberhp.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

BREAKING Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so. @davidovalle.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

And here’s the story about Paul Offit and the FDA’s VRBPAC. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

NEW: Prominent critic of RFK Jr. blocked from FDA vaccine panel. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philly, is latest vaccine defender no longer serving as a fed govt expert or employee as Kennedy upends immunization policy @rachelroubein.bsky.social