HHS
RFK Jr. Finally Endorses His ACIP Committee Recommendations
Usually ACIP recommendations are endorsed quickly, and there is a public announcement.
AUGUST 8, 2025
Societies Call for Scheduling of PACCARB Meeting
41 organizations have penned a letter requesting that HHS reschedule the canceled Presidential Advisory Council on ...
JUNE 27, 2025
U.S. Vaccine Program ‘Critically Weakened,’ Dismissed ACIP Members Warn; Judge Orders Canceled NIH Grants Restored
All 18 ACIP members who were abruptly dismissed by the HHS Secretary have issued a joint letter declaring that the ...
JUNE 18, 2025
HHS Pulls Funding for Moderna Bird Flu Vaccine Development
HHS has pulled funding for Moderna to continue development of its investigational avian influenza vaccine and ...
JUNE 5, 2025
HHS Secretary: COVID Shots No Longer Recommended for Children or During Pregnancy
COVID-19 vaccinations are now removed from CDC recommended immunization schedules for healthy children and pregnant ...
MAY 27, 2025
Federal Funding Cuts Are Already Affecting Local Health Departments
At least $12 billion in federal public health funding has been lost in the first few months of 2025 due to budget ...
MAY 5, 2025
ID and Public Health Experts: You Just Can’t Replace Federal $, Expertise
Chaos appears to be the order of the day among federal workers, public health officials and infectious disease ...
APRIL 4, 2025
Judge Orders HHS, CDC and FDA to Restore Deleted Web Pages
A federal judge ordered the HHS, CDC and FDA to restore their web sites and datasets to Jan. 30, 2025 versions.
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
Drug Shortages, Increased Syphilis Cases Shift Focus to Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment
With U.S. syphilis cases surging, a cross-governmental task force is focused on addressing the escalating epidemic ...
DECEMBER 6, 2024
5 Companies Agree to Health Data Exchange With TEFCA
One of the goals of the 21st Century Cures Act was to enable better electronic communication among patients, ...
DECEMBER 15, 2023
HHS Increases Access to Tamiflu
The federal government said it would release its stockpile of Tamiflu to jurisdictions to respond to an increased ...
DECEMBER 22, 2022
U.S., WHO Kiss and Make Up
During the COVID-19 pandemic, then-president Donald Trump announced the United States would stop working with WHO. ...
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
