Richard Payerchin is an editor of Medical Economics, a sister brand to Infection Control Today.
A Controversial Reboot: New Vaccine Panel Faces Scrutiny, Support, and Sharp Divides
June 26th 2025As the newly appointed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met for the first time under sweeping changes by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the national spotlight turned to the panel’s legitimacy, vaccine guidance, and whether science or ideology would steer public health policy in a polarized era.
“A Coup Against Science”: Health Groups Decry Kennedy’s Firing of National Vaccine Advisory Panel
June 12th 2025Health leaders are outraged after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fired all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, calling it a political purge that threatens public trust and vaccine safety.
Confronting Superbugs: The Critical Battle Against Antimicrobial Resistance
February 25th 2025Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) increasingly challenges medicine advancements. Limited diagnostics delay treatment, causing higher hospitalizations and mortality. Antibiotic overuse in low-income countries worsens resistance. Pharmaceutical companies must invest in research and global stewardship to mitigate AMR's effects.