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The Senate Parliamentarian threw out the provision in the GOP mega bill prohibiting Obamacare subsides for plans that covered abortion services.

Anti-abortion advocates are optimistic that Republicans will be more effective in their messaging on abortion in the 2026 campaign post-Dobbs.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed concern that Gavi made questionable recommendations about COVID-19 vaccines and neglected vaccine safety.

Trump's CDC Director nominee, Susan Monarez, faced tough questioning from senators on both sides of the aisle during her confirmation hearing.

The ACIP will launch a working group to examine the "cumulative effects" of childhood vaccines, a rallying cry of the MAHA movement.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices had yet to have its first meeting when Michael Ross withdrew.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he did not promise Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) that he would not change the personnel of a key CDC vaccine panel.

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has been the Gates Foundation's biggest grantee in the vaccine industry, as it had received $7.7 billion before this announcement.

CMS is encouraging health insurance companies to change their prior-authorization systems. Roughly 80% of Americans will be affected by the change.

The announcement comes after Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the Trump administration, demanding that it stop sharing data of Medicaid enrollees with DHS.