GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy pits RFK Jr. against Trump on vaccines​GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy pits RFK Jr. against Trump on vaccines 

GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy pits RFK Jr. against Trump on vaccines​GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy pits RFK Jr. against Trump on vaccines 

 Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy on his skepticism of vaccines Thursday, arguing that his actions fly in the face of one of President Donald Trump’s biggest achievements.  ​​Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy on his skepticism of vaccines Thursday, arguing that…

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Biden undergoes skin cancer surgery, months after prostate cancer diagnosis​Biden undergoes skin cancer surgery, months after prostate cancer diagnosis 

Biden undergoes skin cancer surgery, months after prostate cancer diagnosis​Biden undergoes skin cancer surgery, months after prostate cancer diagnosis 

 The former president had Mohs surgery, used to treat the most common forms of skin cancer. He had a cancerous skin lesion removed in 2023 while he was in office.  ​​The former president had Mohs surgery, used to treat the most common forms of skin cancer. He had a cancerous skin lesion removed in 2023 while…

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GOP saw poll showing Trump voters support vaccines ahead of Kennedy hearing​GOP saw poll showing Trump voters support vaccines ahead of Kennedy hearing 

GOP saw poll showing Trump voters support vaccines ahead of Kennedy hearing​GOP saw poll showing Trump voters support vaccines ahead of Kennedy hearing 

 Polling showing that a majority of President Donald Trump’s voters support vaccines was shared with several Republicans lawmakers’ staffers in a closed-door meeting Wednesday, according to two people familiar with the meeting  ​​Polling showing that a majority of President Donald Trump’s voters support vaccines was shared with several Republicans lawmakers’ staffers in a closed-door meeting Wednesday,…

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West Coast states form alliance on vaccine recommendations​West Coast states form alliance on vaccine recommendations 

West Coast states form alliance on vaccine recommendations​West Coast states form alliance on vaccine recommendations 

 Three West Coast states are forming a public health alliance to provide “credible information” about vaccine safety in response to the turmoil within the Trump administration  ​​Three West Coast states are forming a public health alliance to provide “credible information” about vaccine safety in response to the turmoil within the Trump administration 

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Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates​Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates 

Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates​Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates 

 Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Wednesday that the state will work to eliminate all vaccine mandates, a move that drew condemnation from public health experts.“All of them.  ​​Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said Wednesday that the state will work to eliminate all vaccine mandates, a move that drew condemnation from public health experts.“All of them. 

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The U.S. is headed toward two very different vaccination realities​The U.S. is headed toward two very different vaccination realities 

The U.S. is headed toward two very different vaccination realities​The U.S. is headed toward two very different vaccination realities 

 Turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and states’ beginning to take more control of their own vaccine decisions threaten to fracture the once-national consensus around immunization, setting the stage for a reorganization of the way vaccination recommendations work across the United States  ​​Turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and states’…

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Blue states that sued kept most CDC grants, while red states feel brunt of Trump clawbacks​Blue states that sued kept most CDC grants, while red states feel brunt of Trump clawbacks 

Blue states that sued kept most CDC grants, while red states feel brunt of Trump clawbacks​Blue states that sued kept most CDC grants, while red states feel brunt of Trump clawbacks 

 The Trump administration’s cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding for state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of a state, according to a KFF Health News analysis.  ​​The Trump administration’s cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding for state and local health departments had…

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RFK Jr. wants to limit CDC’s role to infectious diseases​RFK Jr. wants to limit CDC’s role to infectious diseases 

RFK Jr. wants to limit CDC’s role to infectious diseases​RFK Jr. wants to limit CDC’s role to infectious diseases 

 A day after nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s actions at the agency are “unlike anything our country has ever experienced,” he pushed back in a Wall Street Journal editorial  ​​A day after nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and…

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