RFK Jr.’s new food guidelines could help Chipotle and Sweetgreen

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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a briefing at the White House in Washington, Jan. 7, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters New federal dietary recommendations have sparked mixed reactions from the embattled restaurant industry, as changing guidelines could encourage Americans to dine out less often or choose from a […]


RFK Jr.’s panel weakens guidance

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked vaccine committee voted on Friday to do away with the long-standing, universal recommendation that all babies receive a hepatitis B shot at birth, issuing weaker guidance for certain infants. The group, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, recommended that parents use individual […]


RFK Jr. vaccine panel Covid shot recommendations

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Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices listen to a presentation about Covid-19 during an ACIP meeting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Sept. 19, 2025. Alyssa Pointer | Reuters Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine panel on Friday weakened Covid shot recommendations in the […]


Kenvue stock drops 10% on RFK Jr. Tylenol autism report

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Kenvue Inc. Tylenol brand pain reliever for sale at a pharmacy in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Kenvue fell more than 10% on Friday after a report that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will likely link autism to the use […]


RFK Jr. CDC vaccine panel backs Merck RSV shot for infants

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The exterior view of the entrance to Merck headquarters in Rahway, New Jersey, on Feb. 5, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s revamped government panel of outside vaccine advisors on Thursday recommended the use of Merck‘s shot to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus, a temporary reprieve for public health officials […]


RFK Jr.’s new ACIP CDC vaccine panel to review long-approved shots

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A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Tami Chappell | Reuters Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s revamped government panel of vaccine advisors will start a review of long-approved shots in the U.S., the leader of the group said Wednesday in the first […]


RFK Jr.’s new vaccine advisors will vote on flu shots with mercury

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon attend a Make America Healthy Again Commission event, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 22, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A key, revamped government panel of vaccine advisors appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary […]


RFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines

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U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he […]


FDA guts education, training division as part of RFK Jr.’s cuts

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The Food and Drug Administration has gutted a division responsible for training agency staff and outside health-care professionals on an array of key public health, regulation and safety practices and supporting professional development for employees, CNBC has learned.  In an email viewed by CNBC, workers were notified that the Division of Learning and Organizational Development, […]


RFK Jr. could further deter childhood vaccinations as U.S. rates fall

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day he is sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Service in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 13, 2025.  Nathan Howard | Reuters The nation’s new top health official could further erode already falling U.S. vaccination rates against once-common childhood […]