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policy10 days ago•1 min saved

HHS Ends COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorizations, Shifting to Standard Regulation

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. signed terminations ending the COVID-19 EUA declarations for drugs/biological products and for medical devices, with the terminations taking effect after advance notice (12 months for drugs; 180 days for devices). With traditional FDA pathways now widely available, reliance on EUA products will wind down, and regulators will aid manufacturers in pursuing standard approvals; notices will be published in the Federal Register and sent to Congress.

via HHS.gov|

#covid-19 #emergency-use-authorization #fda

politics17 days ago•16 min saved

Kennedy Kin Falls Short in Crowded NYC Dem Primary

In New York City's crowded Democratic primary for Congress in the 12th District, Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg failed to secure the nomination amid a field that included candidates such as Micah Lasher and Alex Bores, highlighting a high-profile, expensive NYC race.

via AP News|

#democratic-primary #jack-schlossberg #kennedy

politics17 days ago•4 min saved

Kennedy Dynasty Faces Hurdle as Schlossberg Loses NYC Primary

JFK’s grandson Jack Schlossberg failed to win the Democratic primary in Manhattan’s 12th District, finishing a distant third behind Micah Lasher (about 39%) and Alex Bores (35%), with Schlossberg under 11%. Lasher is expected to secure the nomination to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler in November. Despite endorsements from Pelosi and other high-profile figures, Schlossberg faced scrutiny over his résumé and campaign turnover, underscoring that name recognition alone isn’t enough in today’s politics.

via USA Today|

#elections #kennedy #new-york

health22 days ago•2 min saved

Kennedy Extends Quarantine for Hantavirus-Exposed Passenger Amid Policy Clash

Health Secretary RFK Jr. ordered a hantavirus-exposed cruise passenger to remain in quarantine for 42 days despite medical advice, highlighting tensions over home monitoring and enforcement to protect the community.

via USA Today|

#cdc #hantavirus #health

health27 days ago•1 min saved

Kennedy's Vaccine Push Tests U.S. Immunization Rules

Kennedy’s efforts to reshape who gets COVID shots and how children are immunized have sparked court battles and policy pushback, with the administration signaling a softer anti-vaccine stance ahead of the midterms. A high-profile lawsuit over childhood vaccine guidance could force changes, while Trump has floated realigning recommendations with peer nations. Despite setbacks, public skepticism persists, exemptions are rising in some states, and trust in vaccines remains mixed as officials and advisers jockey over the future of U.S. immunization policy.

via Axios|

#court-rulings #health #immunization-policy

politics1 month ago•10 min saved

MAHA moms say they’ve had it with Trump’s health agenda

The Make America Healthy Again coalition, largely composed of women who followed Kennedy into the MAGA health push, says the Trump administration has fallen short on pesticide regulation, chemical rules, and other health-policy wins, leaving many in the group ready to rethink their midterm votes and weighing a path toward 2028—even as some advocates praise limited successes and the White House vows to keep advancing MAHA priorities.

via Politico|

#health-policy #kennedy #maha

politics1 month ago•18 min saved

Kennedy Backs Senate Crypto Bill, Clearing the Path in Banking Committee

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said he will vote for the landmark Senate crypto bill in the Banking Committee this week, after negotiating changes (including fiduciary-responsibility language) and leaving room to consider amendments at the markup, signaling momentum for the legislation regardless of bipartisan backing.

via Politico|

#banking-committee #crypto #kennedy

health2 months ago•10 min saved

FDA Suppressed Vaccine-Benefit Studies, New Reports Say

Ars Technica, citing The New York Times, reports that the FDA blocked publication of studies on COVID-19 and Shingrix vaccines showing benefits; the CDC reportedly scrapped a separate vaccine study. HHS says withdrawals protected scientific integrity, but critics frame the moves as censorship connected to RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda under his health department.

via Ars Technica|

#censorship #covid-19 #fda

world2 months ago•9 min saved

Kennedy withholds $600M in vaccine aid to the world’s poorest countries

RFK Jr. has paused $600 million in U.S. vaccine funding for Gavi to press the charity on data transparency and vaccine safety claims. Gavi says the money is crucial for vaccines across more than 50 low‑income countries and warns that withholding funds could cost lives, while Kennedy argues some vaccines used by Gavi are obsolete or contain thimerosal. A Boston federal judge recently ruled that many of Kennedy’s vaccine‑policy changes were invalid for procedural reasons, complicating the dispute and leaving the funding in limbo as lawmakers and officials push for a resolution.

via Politico|

#gavi #global-health #kennedy

politics2 months ago•79 min saved

Cassidy faces uphill race as RFK Jr. vaccine debate hits Capitol Hill

RFK Jr. testifies before the Senate in a high‑stakes vaccine policy clash that also pits Sen. Bill Cassidy against Kennedy’s allies. Kennedy supporters are backing Julia Letlow with a seven‑figure sum, suggesting political retaliation for Cassidy’s criticisms of Kennedy’s vaccine agenda. While experts say the vaccine issue may not derail Cassidy, the dynamic underscores a broader health‑policy clash within the race and could influence oversight of the Health and Human Services Department if Cassidy wins in November.

via AP News|

#cassidy #kennedy #politics

politics2 months ago•2 min saved

Kennedy Pushes Back on Trump's Pope Feud, Calls It a Distraction

Republican Senator John Kennedy criticized Donald Trump's feud with Pope Leo XIV, calling the idea of a 'holy war' with the pope a distraction and saying the pope is entitled to his opinion, while noting his respect for Catholicism as a Methodist. The remarks come amid a broader Trump-Pope clash linked to Iran policy, with Trump and allies attacking the pope and others defending Trump.

via The Guardian|

#kennedy #maga #politics

politics2 months ago•3 min saved

Protestant Roots Behind Trump’s Antipathy to Catholic Leaders

The article argues that Donald Trump’s recent attacks on a pope fit a long-standing pattern of Protestant-led skepticism toward Catholic political influence in the U.S. It traces his upbringing at Marble Collegiate Church under Norman Vincent Peale—a pastor who helped mobilize opposition to John F. Kennedy’s Catholic faith in 1960—and situates current hostility within a historical arc that includes debates over church–state separation and earlier anti-Catholic campaigns by Protestant groups and even the Ku Klux Klan.

via The Guardian|

#kennedy #kkk #politics

world-and-nation2 months ago•7 min saved

Trump’s Clash with a U.S.-Born Pope Reignites JFK-Era Church-State Fears

Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV revives the century‑old debate over whether a U.S. president is beholden to the Vatican, recalling Kennedy’s 1960 assurances of church‑state separation while the Vatican defends its peace efforts amid the clash.

via Los Angeles Times|

#kennedy #pope-leo-xiv #separation-of-church-and-state

television3 months ago•16 min saved

Netflix’s Kennedy expands cast for JFK-era drama with 13 new recurring roles

Netflix’s Kennedy adds 13 to its recurring cast, including Patrick Fischler, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Denis O’Hare and Eddie Marsan, as production continues in London on the JFK-era drama based on Fredrik Logevall’s JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century. The eight-episode first season, headed by Michael Fassbender as Joe Kennedy, Sr. and Laura Donnelly as Rose Kennedy, also introduces new Kennedys and notable figures such as Eunice Kennedy, Kick Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy, Inga Arvad, Charles Lindbergh and Winston Churchill.

via Deadline|

#casting #historical-drama #kennedy

health3 months ago•114 min saved

Public Health at a Crossroads: Kennedy’s CDC Reshapes Science into Policy

A New York Times oral history reveals that after RFK Jr. became health secretary, the CDC was transformed from a science-led agency into a politically driven one: thousands of staff were fired or forced out, the ACIP was purged and reconstituted with vaccine skeptics, public communications were tightly controlled, and vaccination policies were dramatically altered without the usual scientific checks. The result, according to current and former CDC employees, is a weakened public-health infrastructure and a public increasingly exposed to health threats, as measles outbreaks and vaccine controversies unfold under a reoriented governance model.

via The New York Times|

#acip #cdc #health