Topic: anti-vaccine activism

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  • NIH Director Joins MAHA, Replaced by JD Vance Ally
    October 23, 2025

    NIH Director Joins MAHA, Replaced by JD Vance Ally

    Richard Woychik is stepping down as director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to join the Make America Healthy Again movement, while his replacement, a close associate of Vice President JD Vance, was appointed through an irregular process, raising concerns about politica...

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  • Ex-CDC Director: RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vaccine Views Influence Agency Policy
    September 19, 2025

    Ex-CDC Director: RFK Jr.'s Anti-Vaccine Views Influence Agency Policy

    Former CDC Director Susan Monarez testified that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressured her to alter vaccine recommendations without scientific evidence and to fire senior staff unjustly, leading to her dismissal for refusing these directives. Monarez and former CDC Chief Medical Office...

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