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How a reporter from The Atlantic got RFK Jr. to talk
‘The most powerful man in science’: The inside scoop on RFK Jr. Moderator: Eli Cahan, Investigative journalist, Rolling Stone Michael Scherer, Staff writer, The Atlantic By Cheryl Clark, California Health Journalism Fellow How does a reporter convince an embattled federal official to talk when the official thinks he’s “a scorpion,” “part of a conspiracy,” and…
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ACIP meeting countdown: COVID vaccine and what else is at stake
This webinar, co-hosted by the Expert Vaccine Analysis Team and the Association of Health Care Journalists, was scheduled to provide independent, evidence-based discussion of topics expected to come up during a scheduled CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) vaccine panel meeting from March 18-19. However, on March 16, a federal judge temporarily stayed multiple decisions made by HHS…
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Federal judge halts HHS, ACIP vaccine decisions: What to know
There has been a whirlwind of activity surrounding federal vaccine policy over the past few weeks and especially the past two days. The most important and impactful recent update is the decision from a federal judge Monday that temporarily stayed multiple decisions made by HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr and the CDC’s Advisory Committee on…
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Covering measles in 2026: Updated data, guidance and reliable sources
Editor’s note: This article was updated on Feb. 3, 2026, to include more recent and relevant information for the 2026 measles outbreak. It’s been just over a year since a measles outbreak began in west Texas that eventually exceeded 800 cases and contributed to some of the 48 additional outbreaks in 44 states in 2025,…
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Where to find accurate vaccine information amidst the CDC’s ongoing collapse
As physician and writer Jeremy Faust, M.D., put it this week, there are now two CDCs: one made up of the career public health officers trying to continue the work they’ve been doing for decades and another made up of a small group of people at the top who have mounted what former top CDC…
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New COVID-19 vaccine guidance fuels confusion, uncertainty for older adults
By failing to adopt blanket age-based COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has created uncertainty among physicians and adults, including seniors. Rather than following previous ACIP guidance, the committee issued a watered-down recommendation for the 2025-26 vaccine season. They replaced the broad age-based advice the committee previously issued with a new…
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How to cover the ongoing confusion over COVID vaccines
The confusion around COVID vaccine recommendations and access in the fall of 2025 is reminiscent of the first months of 2021 when the vaccines first became available. Back then, most access barriers arose from logistical and supply-chain issues. Now, barriers have been created by HHS policy (or lack thereof) and a patchwork of laws in…
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