Health News

AAP Finds No New Evidence Against Hep B Vaccine Birth Dose
Medscape (2/19/26)

A comprehensive review of the medical literature supports the longstanding practice of administering the hepatitis B vaccine to all medically stable infants at birth.
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Doctors break with CDC on vaccine guidance for children
NBC News (1/26/26)

The nation's leading group of pediatricians has issued its annual recommendations about which vaccines children should receive — marking the first significant break from the federal government's proposed vaccine schedule in 30 years.
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No Link Found Between Routine Childhood Vaccines, Aluminum Adjuvants, and Epilepsy Risk
CIDRAP News (1/23/26)

Neither routine childhood vaccinations, nor the aluminum used as vaccine adjuvants, are associated with an increased risk of epilepsy in young children, according to a new case-control study published this week in The Journal of Pediatrics. 
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AAP: CDC plan to remove universal childhood vaccine recommendations ‘dangerous and unnecessary’
AAP News (1/6/26)

Federal health officials are removing numerous universal childhood vaccine recommendations, a move AAP leaders said is “dangerous and unnecessary.”
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What Morbidity Hath Secretary Kennedy Wrought? — A choice is not a choice when swamped with vaccine disinformation
MedPage Today (1/6/26)

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is putting children's health and lives at risk in the name of personal choice.
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The myth of an over-vaccinated America
CIDRAP News (12/22/25)

Even the Danes are puzzled by the notion that we would try to mirror their schedule...
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Health care professionals urge vaccination as flu cases surge worldwide
AAP News (12/16/25)

A new influenza strain circulating throughout the world combined with federal health officials sowing doubt in vaccines has public health officials worried as the 2025-’26 flu season ramps up...
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Important: ByHeart infant formula recall
AP (11/25/25)

All ByHeart infant formula across all product lots may have been contaminated with the bacteria that causes infant botulism, and is believed to be responsible for a botulism outbreak that has sickened dozens of babies in 15 states.
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The CDC is no longer considered to be a reliable or legitimate source of information
CIDRAP News (11/20/25)

For nearly 80 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was respected around the world for its authoritative, evidence-based leadership in public health.

But the CDC’s stunning reversal Wednesday—stating on its website that “studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”—shows the agency can no longer be trusted, multiple doctors and public health advocates told CIDRAP News.

Until late yesterday, the CDC webpage accurately stated, “Studies have shown that there is no link between receiving vaccines and developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). No links have been found between any vaccine ingredients and ASD.”...
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