Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, earned approximately $10.7 million in 2023, with much of his income stemming from his work with various law firms and his leadership of a vaccine-skeptic nonprofit. According to recently amended financial disclosures filed as part of his presidential campaign, Kennedy also holds significant assets, including between $500,001 and $1 million in Bitcoin and commercial real estate in Chicago worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Moderna has paused its mRNA RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccine trial for children after five infants were hospitalized with severe respiratory complications.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) extended an "emergency preparedness" declaration that protects vaccine manufacturers from liability through 2029.
The Southwest District Health board in Idaho has decided to stop providing COVID-19 vaccines in six counties, marking a significant departure from public health practices nationwide.
An illness called "Disease X" spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo has led to 31 deaths. There are more than 400 cases of the illness, according to a statement from the World Health Organization (WHO).
A study published in the journal Science, Public Health Policy and the Law found that DNA contamination in Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines far exceeds legal limits by three to four times.
A recent event discussed the COVID-19 vaccine after the Town of Port Hedland passed a motion calling for Moderna and Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccines to be suspended.
