Children

RFK Jr.'s Reconstituted CDC Panel Votes to Roll Back Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation

| Importance: 10/10

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, reconstituted with members handpicked by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted 8-3 to end the universal recommendation that all newborns receive hepatitis B vaccine at birth. The vote overturns a 30-year policy credited with reducing …

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FDA Vaccine Chief Vinay Prasad Circulates Unsubstantiated Memo Claiming COVID Vaccines Killed At Least Ten Children

| Importance: 9/10

Dr. Vinay Prasad, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), circulates an internal memo to FDA staff asserting that COVID-19 vaccines caused “at least 10 deaths in children” and calling for sweeping changes to vaccine regulation—despite providing no …

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Bovino Leads Military-Style Raid on MacArthur Park as Children Flee, Defies Mayor Bass

| Importance: 9/10

On July 7, 2025, Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino led a military-style immigration enforcement operation in MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, deploying agents on horseback, in armored vehicles, and with helicopter support while over 20 children were attending a summer camp in the park. Video …

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Facebook Internal Research Confirms Instagram Toxic for Teen Girls, Conceals Findings While Targeting Youth

| Importance: 9/10

Facebook’s internal research definitively confirms that Instagram is toxic for teenage girls, causing body image issues, depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts, but the company conceals these findings from the public while continuing to aggressively target youth users to drive engagement …

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US-Made Bomb Kills 40 Children on School Bus in Yemen, Triggering International Outrage

| Importance: 10/10

On August 9, 2018, shortly before 8:30 AM, a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a school bus traveling through a crowded market in Dahyan, Saada governorate, Yemen, killing 40 children and 11 adults and wounding 79 others, including 56 children. The boys, aged 6 to 15, were on a summer school …

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Flint Switches Back to Detroit Water After 18 Months—But Damage to Children Is Permanent

| Importance: 9/10

Flint reconnects to the Detroit water system 18 months after the catastrophic switch to Flint River water, following Governor Rick Snyder’s approval of $9.35 million to restore the connection and provide relief. The switch comes only after independent researchers proved beyond doubt that the …

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Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha Reveals Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Flint Children

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Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician at Flint’s Hurley Medical Center, publicly releases research proving that children’s blood lead levels have doubled since the water switch, nearly tripling in the inner city. Her analysis compares blood lead data for children under 5 from …

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