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Cancer Vaccines Are the N.I.H.’s Next β€˜Big Bet’

9 October 2026 at 16:26
New details have emerged about an initiative that starts in December to fast-track the vaccines, similar to the successful push for the Covid-19 vaccine.

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Cancer vaccine research at the biotech company Moderna in Cambridge, Mass., which reported in August promising results that a melanoma vaccine increased the time before cancers recurred and increased the time before the cancers spread.

RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts

7 October 2026 at 21:40
Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in science.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, testifying during a Senate health committee hearing earlier this year.

A Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy?

7 October 2026 at 15:59
Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C.D.C. from political interference.

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Senator Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, at the Capitol last month.

Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children

5 October 2026 at 11:46
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.

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Dr. Rachel examining a patient in Texas last month.

β€˜Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission

26 September 2026 at 09:09
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

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A protest outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year after employees were laid off. Beyond staff reductions, the agency also faces a leadership vacuum.
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