Stakeholders this week implored a Centers for Disease Control vaccine advisory panel to continue meeting publicly and to resist any efforts to replace its members, signaling growing concerns the influential panel could face political pressure from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to align with his vaccine skepticism views.
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Leaked Trump Budget Calls For Major HHS Funding Cut, Details Reorganization
The Trump administration is laying plans to ask Congress to slash HHS’ discretionary budget by a whopping 30%, or $40 billion, in fiscal 2026, according to a White House Office of Management and Budget draft 2026 budget document first reported by The Washington Post Wednesday (April 16).
WH Instructs HHS To Scrap ‘Ending The HIV Epidemic Initiative’ From Trump’s First Term
Trump Budget Draft Includes Cuts To Digital Health Offices, Activities
WH Budget Instructions To HHS Protect FDA User Fees
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Kennedy Wants To Revamp Vaccine Injury Surveillance System
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday (April 15) the agency plans to roll out a new vaccine injury surveillance system and make data from the mechanism available to scientists all over the world, potentially building on already established HHS surveillance efforts.
Kennedy Blames Drug, Food, Environmental Toxins For Autism Spike, Dismisses Diagnostic Advances
On Autism, Experts Worry Kennedy May Pivot Back To Vaccine Claims
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FDA has tapped a new head of policy, legislation and international affairs, Grace Graham, whose congressional background working on user fee legislation provides a rare hint the agency may be considering the upcoming reauthorization cycles for the crucial authorizing bills.
There will be an update “coming soon” on FDA’s failure to meet its deadline for an approval decision on Novavax’s COVID-19, according to an FDA scientist who spoke during a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine panel meeting Tuesday (April 15).
The White House hopes Congress will eliminate funding for global health programs that include the global vaccine alliance GAVI, the Global Health Worker Initiative, Maternal Child Health and more, according to internal White House budget office feedback on the State Department’s draft fiscal 2026 budget request.