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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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Vital context to include in your measles coverage
Since a measles outbreak first began in west Texas in mid-January, there have been 1,001 confirmed cases across 30 U.S. states as of May 8. While not all of these cases are specifically linked to the Texas outbreak, 93% of them are linked to the dozen outbreaks recorded this year. There’s reason to believe these…
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Understanding RFK Jr.’s potential HHS powers and why to avoid ‘sane-washing’ him
A recent poll found that 44% of U.S. voters approve of Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Secretary of Health and Human Services. Yet public opinion polls show Americans continue to overwhelmingly support childhood vaccination, including 88% who agree that the benefits of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine outweigh its risks — the same vaccine…
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What to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s anti-vaccine advocacy
Global and national health experts, ethicists, physicians, health care groups, and even autism advocates are sounding alarms and lobbying against Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services. While there’s been no shortage of news coverage, journalists must continue reporting this story until Kennedy undergoes Senate confirmation hearings. Audiences…
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