Kennedy Jr. will take the stand in front of the Senate Finance Committee today for the first of two confirmation hearings. President Donald Trump nominated Kennedy for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
With a halt on scientific data being shared publicly, the CDC is getting crafty to warn of increasing flu hospitalizations.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders gathered experts in Washington this week to detail the scientific achievements of vaccines.
Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today held a roundtable discussion with leading medical professionals on the importance of vaccines in America and their impact on public health.
The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary repeatedly asked to see “data” or “science” showing vaccines are safe — but when an influential Republican senator did so, he dismissed it.
The Vermont Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease at a long-term care facility in Windsor, which has infected at least six people and claimed the life of one. The reported outbreak is at the Village at Cedar[Read
Sen. Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate HELP Committee, and ranking member Bernie Sanders were aligned on their concerns about Kennedy's approach to vaccines. With a vote on Kennedy’s nomination to take place in the Senate Finance Committee next week,
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s record of questioning childhood vaccine safety came under fire from a key Republican at the Trump HHS pick's confirmation hearing.
Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two senate hearings as he tries to make the case to become President Donald Trump's health secretary.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced about 3.5 hours of questioning on topics including his past comments on vaccines and abortion during the first of his two confirmation hearings.
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Bird flu reported in Windsor County backyard flock
Vermont agriculture officials on Tuesday afternoon said a non-commercial backyard flock of 20 birds in Windsor County tested positive.
Hospitalizations and general "syndromic" cases were at 10+ statewide for the week. The number of reported COVID cases increased to 181 from 163; they were at 67 in early December. Cases had fallen in April and May and were as low as 31 at the beginning of May 2024, before rising at the end of summer through the early part of the fall.