President Donald Trump issues a Presidential Memorandum ordering the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct a comprehensive review of the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule and align it with “best practices from …
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Following the Supreme Court’s decision authorizing federal workforce reductions, HHS officially laid off approximately 10,000 employees at the National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The restructuring consolidated 28 …
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Dr. Julie Gerberding, who served as CDC Director from 2002-2009, joined Merck as president of the company’s vaccine division shortly after leaving government service. This move sparked significant controversy because during her tenure at the CDC, Gerberding oversaw the agency’s …
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