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“A Coup Against Science”: Health Groups Decry Kennedy’s Firing of National Vaccine Advisory Panel

June 12th 2025

Health 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.

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Discouraged or Determined: How Politics Is Reshaping Public Health's Next Generation

June 11th 2025

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Undermining Public Health: The Consequences of RFK Jr.’s Agenda

May 30th 2025

Saskia v. Popescu presents Hot Topics in Infection Prevention
Hot Topics in IPC for May 29, 2025: Policy Changes in COVID-19 Vaccines, Measles Updates, and More

May 29th 2025

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CDC Changes Recommendation for COVID-19 Vaccinations for Children and Pregnant Women

May 28th 2025

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Saskia v Popescu presents Hot Topics in Infection Prevention

Hot Topics in IPC: America and/vs Global Health

Saskia v. Popescu, PhD, MPH, MA, CIC, FAPIC
January 22nd 2025

After a long hiatus, Hot Topics in IPC is back! This article concerns the Trump Administration's executive orders and other health care updates.

Heather Stoltzfus, MPH, RN, CIC, discusses the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization (Image credit: Author)

Reflecting on the US Withdrawal from the World Health Organization

Heather Stoltzfus, MPH, RN, CIC
January 21st 2025

An infection preventionist reels from the US exit from WHO, writing that it disrupts global health efforts, weakens infection control, and lacks research funding and support for low-income nations dependent on WHO for health care resources.

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Infections Do Not Recognize International Borders: The Potential Impact of US Withdrawal From WHO

Tori Whitacre Martonicz
January 21st 2025

The US withdrawal from WHO jeopardizes infection prevention, research funding, and global collaboration, disproportionately impacting low-income nations reliant on WHO support for equitable health care advancements.

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