CDC Looking to Break Up MMR Vaccine?
On Oct. 6, 2025, the acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Jim O’Neill, called on the manufacturers of the live attenuated MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine to break up the biologic and develop separate shots for the three diseases it targets. “I call on vaccine manufacturers to develop safe […]
CDC’s ACIP: The Next Generation
On Sept. 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced the appointment of five additional members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The new members—Catherine Stein, PhD; Evelyn Griffin, MD; Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA; Kirk Milhoan; MD, PhD; and Raymond Pollak, MD—bring […]
CDC’s Been Hurting a Long Time
The firing of the 17 sitting members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on June 9, 2025 initiated a firestorm of criticism about the new direction the CDC is taking. There […]
Vaccines Can Cause Injury and Death. Scientific Fact, Not Disinformation.
In a prepared statement released on Aug. 12, 2025, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Local 2883, urged the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the leadership of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to provide a “clear and unequivocal stance in condemning vaccine disinformation.”1 2 3 The union, […]
Senate Confirms Susan Monarez as Director of the CDC
(photo courtesy ARPA-H) On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Senate voted 51 to 47 to confirm the nomination of Susan Monarez, PhD to be director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The vote, along party lines, came three weeks after the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) decision […]
Study on Aluminum Vaccine Adjuvants Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be
On July 15, 2025, a study conducted in Denmark was published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine that concluded there is no evidence of a link between the aluminum vaccine adjuvant in and a wide range of chronic health conditions, including asthma, autism, and autoimmune diseases. The cohort study looked at data from 1,224,176 […]