Tag Archives: CDC

Fewer inspectors. Major food recalls. And now an administration-backed beef import plan that has left consumers with unanswered questions about where their meat comes from. That combination is fueling a growing debate over the Trump administration’s approach to food safety as federal agencies responsible for inspecting food, tracking outbreaks and …

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, giving the nation’s leading public health agency its first permanent leader in nearly a year as it confronts rising infectious disease outbreaks and renewed debate over vaccine policy. The Senate approved Schwartz’s …

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged during his confirmation hearing to do everything in his “power to put the health of America back on track.” Kennedy testified that when he worked as a lawyer he “learned that human health and environmental health are intertwined and inseparable.” …

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn’t appear to secure the support needed to take over the public health agency during a lengthy and often tense confirmation hearing Wednesday.  While Dr. Erica Schwartz told lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Committee that oversees health …

The United States is on pace for its worst cyclospora outbreak on record after confirmed infections nearly doubled in recent days, prompting federal health officials to investigate multiple produce items as possible sources. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that 1,645 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis have been …

President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seeking to install new leadership at an agency that has faced months of instability and controversy. Trump announced the nomination on social media, praising Schwartz’s military and medical background …

President Donald Trump’s administration has installed Jay Bhattacharya, a prominent critic of the federal government’s coronavirus response, as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to four people familiar with the personnel move. Bhattacharya, who will continue serving as director of the National Institutes of Health, …

The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday released new childhood immunization recommendations that break sharply with updated guidance issued earlier this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking an unusual public split between the nation’s leading pediatric group and federal health officials. The AAP said it will …

The Trump administration has reversed some layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after hundreds of scientists were mistakenly told they were being terminated amid the government shutdown, an administration official said Saturday. “The employees who received incorrect notifications were never separated from the agency and have all …

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez testified before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that she was fired after just 29 days because she refused to pre-approve vaccine recommendations or fire career officials for no reason. Monarez, who was nominated by President Donald Trump earlier this year …

The Senate committee that oversees the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold a high-profile hearing next week after the abrupt firing of former CDC Director Susan Monarez, who was pressured to resign but refused. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, chaired by Sen. Bill Cassidy …

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced one of the most combative hearings of the year Thursday as senators from both parties grilled him over his handling of vaccine policy, the abrupt firing of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, and the cancelation of $500 …

The Trump administration’s cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding for state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of a state, according to a KFF Health News analysis. Democratic-led states and select blue-leaning cities fought back in court and saw money …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will no longer recommend routine COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children and pregnant women, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday in a social media post, marking a significant shift in federal pandemic policy. “We are now one step …

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday plans to eliminate 10,000 full-time jobs across multiple agencies, a move that will downsize or shutter key public health programs as part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restructure the federal government. The sweeping reductions will impact the Centers …