The Department of Health and Human Services issued a letter notifying state awardees of the Vaccines for Children Program (VCP) that participants must honor religious exemptions from vaccine mandates.
Democratic governors from California, Oregon, and Washington launched a new West Coast Health Alliance in defiance of President Trump’s revised vaccine policies.
Actor Javier Muñoz and drag performer Peppermint are urging Congress not to reduce HIV-related federal funding, warning lawmakers that proposed budget cuts could result in a return to the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s. The two activists visited Capitol Hill this week ahead of the House Appropriations Committee’s upcoming vote on the fiscal year 2026 funding bill.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said President Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for Operation Warp Speed and the development of mRNA vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 1,000 current and former employees of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) signed a letter demanding that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. resign.
Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) recently introduced the Guaranteeing Religious Accommodation in Childhood Education (GRACE) Act, which blocks federal funding from schools failing to honor religious exemption policies in vaccination requirements.