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RFK Jr. Adds Two New Members to Influential Vaccine Committee US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has tapped two new members for an influential vaccine committee that’s responsible for guiding the nation’s immunization policy.

NEW on a Friday night: RFK JR has added 2 new members to his controversial vaccine panel on Friday night. The group is expected to meet mid-March and discuss Covid vaccine injuries and long Covid. For @bloomberg.com

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RFK Jr. Sued Over US Vaccine Changes by More Than a Dozen States US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule is facing a fresh legal challenge from 15 states that argue the changes will make people sicker and strain local ...

15 states have sued Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his upending of the childhood vaccine schedule. @jessicanix.bsky.social >
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RFK Jr. Sued Over US Vaccine Changes by More Than a Dozen States US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule is facing a fresh legal challenge from 15 states that argue the changes will make people sicker and strain local ...

A group of 15 states sued RFK Jr. over changes to the childhood vaccine schedule and his vaccine committee. It follows a similar lawsuit filed by top medical groups. Latest: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A Life-Saving Vitamin for Babies Is Getting Swept Up in Vaccine Backlash There’s a growing resistance to anything that’s injected into babies, vaccine or not.

Vaccine fears in the US are now keeping some parents from giving their newborns a key vitamin.
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A Life-Saving Vitamin for Babies Is Getting Swept Up in Vaccine Backlash There’s a growing resistance to anything that’s injected into babies, vaccine or not.

Vitamin K shots given at birth have gotten swept up in the anti-vaccine movement as more parents reject anything injected into children. Gift link for @bloomberg.com :
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Measles Shot Resistance Fades in South Carolina, Slowing Spread South Carolina’s measles outbreak has slowed as more people come around to the idea of getting vaccinated, a positive sign amid a dangerous outbreak of the virus that’s still spreading through the US.

Measles infections are slowing in South Carolina as the state sees an uptick in vaccinations. But elsewhere across the US, clusters are popping up. Gift link for @bloomberg.com :

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America’s Measles Crisis Is Spiraling An outbreak in South Carolina is symbolic of a national problem.

Today's Businessweek Daily focuses on the measles crisis in South Carolina, which today reported cases are up to 876 people. From @jessicanix.bsky.social:

Senators Bash RFK Jr. on Changes to Vaccine Injury Committee Four Senate Democrats are pushing US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to detail his plans for revamping how the federal government compensates people who are harmed by vaccine...

Exclusive with @annaedney.bsky.social ! Four democratic senators sent a letter to RFK Jr. demanding answers for his changes to vaccine court and outlining ways he and his allies have the potential to benefit. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

HHS Pauses, Then Restores, $5 Billion in State Health Grants The US Department of Health and Human Services notified states on Saturday that it would pause public health grants worth about $5 billion, then hours later said it would lift the halt.

SCOOP icymi: HHS paused, then reversed roughly $5 billion in grants for state and local health departments. States have yet to receive notice of the reversals. Gift link:

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Infant Botulism Linked to ByHeart Formula Ingredient Supplier Health officials found spores that can cause infant botulism at a supplier for formula-maker ByHeart Inc. as part of their investigation into an outbreak that sickened dozens of babies in the US, acco...

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Health officials found spores that can cause infant botulism at a supplier for formula-maker ByHeart as part of their investigation into an outbreak that sickened dozens of babies, according to a document viewed by Bloomberg.
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US Walks Away From WHO Leaving Unpaid Tab of About $260 Million One year after President Donald Trump ordered the US to withdraw from the World Health Organization, the process was formally completed Thursday, though the nation is leaving behind unpaid debt of rou...

The US has officially walked away from the WHO - or has it? There's still an outstanding debt standing in the way. Gift link for @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US Cancer Survivor Ranks Grow as Detection Rises and Deaths Drop More Americans are living with cancer as death rates continue to decline, thanks to improved detection methods and better treatment options.

Cancer survivors are a growing community. A new report finds 70% of people diagnosed between 2015-2021 lived for 5 years or more after a diagnosis, including for some fatal cancers. Gift link for @bloomberg.com : www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Measles Cases Hit 34-Year High as US Vaccines Norms Crumpled Health officials warn more diseases could spike as immunizations fade.

In your inbox this morning: Measles infections hit a 34 year high in 2025, the CDC's final tally at 2,144 infections. Read more on how US public health policy and vaccine sentiment has changed since the US eliminated the disease for @bloomberg.com . www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Flu Patients Struggle to Find Tamiflu as Virus Surges Across US The antiviral treatment Tamiflu is in short supply in parts of the US, as patients and pharmacists battle one of the worst flu seasons in decades.

Scoop for @bloomberg.com : Tamiflu is in short supply as patients and pharmacists across the US are struggling to find the medication during the flu surge. Gift link:

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Taking a Harder Look at Data Presented to RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Chart shows sharp drop in hepatitis B cases after the universal birth dose was introduced.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr's hand-picked vaccine panel is about to vote to stop giving the hepatitis B vaccine to all newborns. @jessicanix.bsky.social digs into one piece of evidence presented and how an expert witness saw things in the chart many others wouldn't >
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Childhood Flu Shots Are in the Trump Administration’s Crosshairs White House calls the US an “outlier” compared with other wealthy nations.

Flu shots could be next on RFK Jr.'s list to analyze after Trump's memo directing HHS to reexamine the childhood vaccine schedule with other countries. My analysis of the memo in your inbox this morning for @bloomberg.com - www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

US Vaccine Panel Poised to Delay Hepatitis B Shots for Newborns An influential panel of US vaccine advisers is expected to reverse a longstanding recommendation that babies receive hepatitis B shots within 24 hours of birth, a change public health experts say is a...

RFK Jr's vaccine panel is poised to delay the hepatitis B shot for newborns today in an all day meeting at the CDC in Atlanta. Preview of the day in a gift link here. I'll be updating periodically, votes are expected around 2:30 pm. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

RFK Jr. Names Controversial Vaccine Advisor to Senior HHS Role Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has named Martin Kulldorff to a senior advisory role within the agency, elevating an anti-establishment scientist who co-wrote a manifesto aga...

ACIP chair Martin Kullforff has now joined HHS as a senior advisor. The move removes him as chair just days ahead of the vaccine panel's planned meeting. Gift link:
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Louisiana Surgeon General Joins CDC as Principal Deputy Director Ralph Abraham, the Louisiana Surgeon General, has been named to the No. 2 job at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Louisiana surgeon general Ralph Abramson is joining the CDC as principal deputy director. New for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Ozempic and Other GLP-1s Are Now Being Marketed to People Who Aren't Obese Telehealth companies are aggressively marketing GLP-1s as cosmetic elixirs for anyone who wants to lose a few pounds.

Take a scroll through social media and you're bombarded with telehealth ads for GLP-1s. Some emphasizing the shots as a cosmetic elixir: Lose weight fast and for cheap. The marketing blitz is driving the 'thin is in' moment - with Madison Muller for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

CDC Updates Vaccines Site to Add Long-Debunked Link to Autism The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated a page on its website to suggest vaccines may cause autism, rejecting longstanding medical consensus on the topic and advancing a campaign fro...

The CDC updated a page on its website to suggest vaccines may cause autism, rejecting longstanding medical consensus on the topic and advancing a campaign from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gift link for @bloomberg.com with @rachelcohrs.bsky.social
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HHS Proposes New CDC Programs, Including Hepatitis B Screening The Health and Human Services Department is proposing new initiatives for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including a program to increase hepatitis B screening for pregnant women, as p...

SCOOP: HHS and CDC have new proposals and reviewing some current plans, including a push for hepatitis B screening in pregnant women. From me for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Republican Support for Key Childhood Vaccines Is Backsliding Republican support for mainstay childhood vaccinations like the measles, mumps and rubella shot is waning, though vaccines remain broadly popular, according to data from Pew Research Center published ...

Republican support for mainstay childhood vaccines are waning, according to Pew Research. Only 78% of Republicans in an October survey said the benefits of the MMR shot outweigh the risks - that's down from 91% in 2016. @bloomberg.com
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RFK Jr. Looms Large as Anti-Vaxxers Take a Victory Lap At the Children’s Health Defense conference, there are needle-shaped pens labeled ‘I call the shots’

In your inbox today - an overview of my weekend in Austin, Texas, at the anti-vaccine conference where the movement basked in its new-found power in Washington. Gift link!
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RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Group to Revisit Childhood Shots, Hepatitis B The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s key vaccine panel will reconvene in December to again weigh changes to the long-standing childhood immunization schedule.

A date has been set for the next ACIP - Dec. 4 and 5 the vaccine committee is scheduled to discuss vaccine safety, hepatitis B (again) and the childhood and adolescent schedule. More for @bloomberg.com here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Canada Loses Measles-Free Status With Outbreak Passing One-Year Mark Canada has lost its claim to having measles under control.

Canada has been informed that the country has lost its measles elimination status, a worrying sign as the disease continues to spread. More on what this means for the US too in a gift link for @bloomberg.com

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Bristol Myers Beats Quarterly Expectations on New Drug Demand Bristol Myers Squibb Co. raised its revenue outlook for the year after newer medicines outperformed expectations, easing pressure on its portfolio of aging blockbusters.

Pharma and biotech earnings blitz today! BMY beat on its 3Q earnings today, highly anticipated data for the schizophrenia drug Cobenfy is still expected by the end of the year.
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Measles Outbreaks Across the US Spread As Vaccination Rates Fall Measles outbreaks have spread across the US to reach 41 states. The largest ongoing cluster in Utah and Arizona has now grown into the second-biggest outbreak of the year.

Measles cases are still spreading in the US with 41 states reporting infections. Latest on the Utah/Arizona outbreak and the declining vaccination rate for @bloomberg.com
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Hi, California officials have not released the vaccination status of the three individuals that were infected.

Infectious, Severe Mpox Strain Spreads in California Hi, it’s Jessica in New York. Three people have been diagnosed with a more severe version of mpox in California. But first…

A more severe strain of mpox was reported last week in 3 unrelated CA residents with no known international travel, suggesting community spread. In your inbox on the latest for @bloomberg.com here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...