vaccines

RFK Jr. Bans Mercury in Vaccines After Two-Decade Battle: ‘No More Poisoning Pregnant Women and Children’

Health and Human Services under President Trump has officially banned mercury-based preservatives from all U.S. vaccines, closing a dark chapter in American public health policy. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who led the push for more than 20 years, confirmed the move on Saturday, blasting federal health agencies for allowing a known neurotoxin to be injected into pregnant women and children for decades.

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Chikungunya Virus Outbreak Hits China

Chinese health officials are struggling to contain an outbreak of the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne infection that causes severe pain in the muscles and joints of its victims.

GUANGZHOU, CHINA - JULY 30: A staff member carries out mosquito eradication work on a roof

RFK Jr. Supports Measles Vaccine as Texas Outbreak Builds

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday expressed his “deep concern” about the Texas measles outbreak and cautioned that parents should consult with health-care providers “to understand their options to get the MMR vaccine” for their children.

LUBBOCK, TEXAS - MARCH 01: One year-old River Jacobs is held by his mother, Caitlin Fuller

MAHA Supporters Gather in D.C. to Support RFK Jr.

Supporters of the effort to Make America Health Again (MAHA) and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — President Donald Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary who is likely to spearhead this effort — gathered in Washington, D.C. to support him Wednesday as he testifies before the United States Senate Committee On Finance.

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W.H.O. Declares Global Health Emergency for Monkeypox

The World Health Organization on Wednesday took the long-discussed step of declaring a global health emergency over the monkeypox or “mpox” outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which has begun spreading into neighboring African nations.

A doctor shows a monkeypox sore on a patient´s lip, at the Arzobispo Loayza hospital in L