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Trump administration turning anti-vaccine rhetoric into policy

New HHS vaccine policy could make it impossible to launch improved versions of vaccines

May 1, 2025 10:14 PM UTC

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary are translating anti-vaccine rhetoric into action, announcing policies that could make it impossible to update or launch improved versions of marketed vaccines.

Kennedy is justifying the policies with lies and misstatements that target vulnerable communities. ...