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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is rolling out a plan to better track and treat vaccine injuries and adverse effects

Shapiro on Tuesday accused Kennedy of covering them up

A baby boy died shortly after birth in mid-August after his infected mother went into labor a month early

In August, the state reported its first measles deaths in 35 years as cases reached their highest levels in the United States in over three decades

The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities

Top Trump administration health officials are openly questioning the circumstances of two deaths that Pennsylvania officials attributed to measles

It is still unclear whether measles played a role in the infant’s death

Brittany Nicole Sponenberg’s son has been in a neonatal intensive care unit in Danville, Pennsylvania, for almost two months while his underdeveloped lungs and gut grew strong enough to handle regular breathing and feeding

Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents die as US cases reach highest level since 1991

Record measles cases and rising childhood vaccine exemptions in the U.S. have fueled concerns that Americans are increasingly turning against vaccines

Republicans are facing a potentially ugly 2026 midterm election in less than three months

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that recommended breaking up the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three separate shots and unilaterally overhauling national childhood vaccination recommendations

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That process can involve decades of research to develop vaccine strains, followed by testing through three phases of clinical trials and review by advisory panels at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

It was 1989, George H.W. Bush was in the White House, Madonna was on the radio and the country was in the grips of its last major measles outbreak — until today

Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio took a couple of shots at Dr. Anthony Fauci over his repeated use of the Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing on Wednesday

During a lunch in May, Trump reportedly accused Kennedy of having the ‘yips’

The latest US data shows measles cases up to mid-July 2026 totaled more than all the cases in 2025

The proposal highlights Kennedy's continued focus on vaccine safety despite decades of scientific research finding no link between vaccines and autism

There were nearly 1,000 confirmed cases over about six months, including at least 21 hospitalizations

South Carolina has reported more than 600 measles cases so far in 2026

South Carolina has reported more than 600 measles cases so far in 2026

In mid-January, an unassuming man in khakis and a button-down shirt walked to a wooden lectern at a school board meeting in Spartanburg County, South Carolina

The perceived safety of the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine — which provides 97 percent protection from life-threatening measles following two doses — is down by three percent, with just 83 percent of respondents saying they believe it is safe

Hines sat down with Rogan this week for an interview that included a discussion of her husband's portrayal in non-conservative media

The re-evaluation is largely symbolic, contingent on whether a single measles chain has spread uninterrupted within the country for at least 12 months

As measles has spread throughout the United States, with cases recently reaching a 33-year high, many Americans have worried about their risk level

For parents of young children, visits to the pediatrician could involve new challenges and confusion now that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has drastically overhauled its recommended childhood immunizations

In the days before Christmas, as measles, whooping cough and influenza continued to spread and surge across the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services came perilously close to scrapping the nation’s long-standing list of recommended childhood vaccines