Fascist Likened Vaccinating

Donald Trump to Nominate Anti-Vaccine Activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Oversee US Public Health

Putting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services would fulfill Donald Trump’s promise to let him “go wild on health.”

Tech - Wired - November 15

Court Hears New York Times Case Against European Commission Over Vaccine Deal

The news outlet is pushing the Commission to release text messages that the E.U.’s top official and Pfizer exchanged as they negotiated a Covid-19 vaccine contract.

Business - The New York Times - November 15

How one vaccine maker responded to a question about RFK Jr. as health secretary

Bavarian Nordic, a maker of the mpox vaccine, on Friday said the incoming Trump administration may present opportunities even after the announcement that noted vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...

Business - MarketWatch - November 15

Leaders of the anti-vaccine movement are thrilled RFK Jr. could run HHS: 'A dream come true'

The anti-vaccine movement hailed Trump’s choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. One activist called it "a dream come true."

Politics - NBC News - November 15

GOP senator says RFK Jr.s' disproven vaccine claims are not a dealbreaker in confirmation process

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) on Meet the Press defended President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin defends RFK Jr. on vaccines, backs recess appointments as last resort

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., on Sunday defended Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, saying Kennedy, a longtime ...

RFK Jr’s vaccine views ‘dangerous’, cousin Caroline Kennedy warns Australian audience

Outgoing US ambassador to Australia discusses Trump’s pick for health secretary, and concedes climate action under president-elect may not be as ‘fast’. The outgoing US ambassador to Australia, ...

World - The Guardian - November 18

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Views on Vaccination ‘Dangerous,’ Says His Ambassador Cousin

“Others are just getting to know him,” Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Australia, said of her cousin, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for health secretary.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 18

Caroline Kennedy calls Trump HHS pick RFK Jr.'s vaccine views ‘dangerous’

RFK Jr. ran a longshot presidential bid and then endorsed Republican nominee Donald Trump. Many of his family members denounced both actions.

Business - CNBC - November 18

Caroline Kennedy, a U.S. ambassador, says her cousin RFK Jr. holds 'dangerous' views on vaccines

Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Australia, bashed her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week over his views on vaccinations, calling them “dangerous.”

Politics - NBC News - November 18

Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr. group's attempt to protect anti-Covid-vaccine doctors from investigations

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an attempt by Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to protect doctors being investigated in Washington state ...

National COVID-19 vaccination rate less than 20 percent: CDC survey

Just 17.9 percent of U.S. adults have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine, and 34.7 percent have received an influenza vaccine during the 2024-25 respiratory disease season, according to a new report from ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Trump nominates Marty Makary, who opposed COVID vaccine mandates, to head FDA

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a critic of COVID-19 health measures to lead the Food and Drug Administration.

Dave Weldon, Trump's CDC pick, could bolster an RFK Jr. anti-vaccine agenda

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Dr. Dave Weldon, a former congressman from Florida who has questioned vaccine safety, to lead the CDC may position him as an important anti-vaccine ally for ...

Pharma giant Sanofi opens $595 million vaccine facility in Singapore to prepare for potential pandemics

It will contribute about 200 skilled jobs to the city-state, and will be fully operational by mid-2026.

Business - CNBC - 23 hours ago

Ten years ago Ebola tore through Sierra Leone. Can a vaccine drive stop history repeating itself?

Memories of 2014, when the disease ravaged west Africa, are raw, while risk remains high. This week the first ever nationwide prevention programme begins – and doctors hope it will be enough to ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Outcry over stalemate on Gaetz report; Bernie Sanders’ Senate vote on blocking some arms to Israel fails – US politics live

Democrat Susan Wild says committee chair Michael Guest mischaracterized meeting and committee will reconvene in December; US Senate to also vote on two resolutions on mortar rounds and a GPS ...

World - The Guardian - November 21

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