Trump Administration Orders Separate MMR Vaccinations
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that revises federal recommendations for the childhood vaccination schedule, according to multiple media reports including the AP.
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Trump Administration Orders Separate MMR Vaccinations
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that revises federal recommendations for the childhood vaccination schedule, according to multiple media reports including the AP.
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HHS Ends COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorizations
HHS secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr signed determinations to end COVID-19 emergency use authorizations for drugs, biological products, and medical devices because the emergency circumstances no longer exist.
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HHS Suspends Hantavirus Monitoring
On June 21, HHS ended the final 42-day monitoring period following potential exposure on the M/V Hondius cruise ship, reporting no sustained transmission within the country.
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Court Blocks HHS Revisions to Child Vaccine Schedule
A US district court blocked HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr’s recent moves to revise the federal childhood vaccine schedule and overhaul of the CDC’s vaccine advisory board, according to multiple media reports including Reuters.
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US Withdraws from World Health Organization
The Trump administration has terminated the United States’ membership in the World Health Organization, claiming WHO mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and failed to adopt needed reforms.
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AAP Opposes HHS Changes to Childhood Immunization Schedule
AAP president Andrew D. Racine is raising alarms over the federal government’s removal of several vaccinations from its Childhood Immunization Schedule.
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CDC/HHS Remove Vaccines from Childhood Immunization Schedule
The CDC and HHS reduced the federally recommended childhood immunization schedule from 17 to 11 vaccinations, removing shots for seasonal flu and other infectious diseases.
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HHS/DEA Extend Telemedicine Authorization for Prescribing Controlled Medications
Patients who rely on telemedicine can continue to be prescribed controlled medications through December 31, 2026.
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Added to Recommended Newborn Screenings
HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr approved the addition of duchenne muscular dystrophy and metachromatic leukodystrophy to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP).
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Largest Seizure of Illegal E-cigarettes Reported
Federal authorities have seized 4.7 million units of unauthorized e-cigarette products with an estimated retail value of $86.5 million—the largest-ever seizure of this kind.
Read MoreHHS Defunds mRNA Vaccine Development Projects
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr says mRNA vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.
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FDA Offers Shortcut to Pharmaceutical Review Time
The FDA’s newly announced Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher program will offer a 1-2 month review time to drug developers “supporting US national interests,” the agency says.
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Secretary Kennedy Dismantles Vaccine Advisory Committee
US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has removed all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP), according to multiple media reports.
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ACP Cautions Against COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendation Changes
American College of Physicians leaders warn that abrupt changes to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations could jeopardize payment coverage and place millions of Americans at risk.
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Federal Agency to Cease Collection of Adverse Drug Reports
The Consumer Product Safety Commission will stop collecting data on injuries from adverse drug effects and other incidents like car accidents, according to a report from Reuters.
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CDC: ‘The Decision to Vaccinate Is a Personal One’
A recent CDC statement may signal a shift in the agency’s longstanding practice of advocating vaccinations for infectious diseases like measles.
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HHS to Cut 10,000 Jobs, Veterans Affairs to Layoff 80,000
The Dept of Health and Human Services will slash its full-time federal workforce by 10,000 employees, while the Dept of Veterans Affairs plans to layoff 80,000 workers.
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HHS Seeks to End Public Comment Practice
The American public may lose the ability to comment on US Department of Health and Human Services policy decisions, as HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seeks an end to the practice that was established in 1971, according to Reuters.
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AAHI Awarded $9.9M to Develop Nasal Spray Influenza Vaccine
The 40-month project may culminate in a prototype bivalent vaccine candidate that is effective against both the H5N1 and H7N9 strains of influenza, according to Access to Advanced Health Institute.
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CDC/HHS to Fund Disease intervention Specialists to Prevent Infectious Disease Outbreaks
The CDC and DHHS have awarded 59 jurisdictions with $200 million to bolster support and enhance the disease intervention specialists (DIS) workforce.
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HHS to Purchase 1.7M Supply of Molnupiravir Antiviral for COVID-19
The US government will procure approximately 1.7 million courses of an investigational COVID-19 antiviral molnupiravir (MK-4482) from Merck, pending EUA or approval from the FDA.
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HHS Authorizes Cross-state Telehealth for COVID Services
HHS has amended its emergency COVID-19 orders to allow healthcare workers to provide telehealth services across state lines, including administering authorized COVID-19 diagnostic tests.
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HHS Cancels Remaining Order for 30,000 Philips Ventilators
HHS has terminated the remainder of its April 2020 contract with Philips for 43,000 EV300 ventilators to the Strategic National Stockpile.
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Vyaire to Produce 22,000 LTV2 Ventilators for Strategic National Stockpile
Vyaire Medical will manufacture 22,000 LTV2 2200 ventilators as part of a $407 million contract with the US Dept of Health & Human Services.
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