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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims that the aluminum ingredients in vaccines cause a variety of harmful reactions, from allergies to autism. Scientists say that's wrong and warn of risks if they're removed.
Multiple CDC officials familiar with the situation said the change was made by political appointees without input from relevant agency staffers.
A page of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website was changed to include a false claim about autism and vaccines. Multiple CDC officials familiar with the situation said the change was made by political appointees inside the Department of Health and Human Services without input from relevant agency staffers. Dr. Jon LaPook has details.
The Centers for Disease Control's website has made a significant change to its guidance on vaccines and autism. The site used to say "No links have been found between any vaccine ingredients and autism spectrum disorder." It now reads "'Vaccines do not cause autism' is not an evidence-based claim." CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook has more.
New details from health officials suggest the whooping cough surge may be part of a national pattern driven by slipping vaccine coverage and waning immunity, with infants bearing the brunt.
Texas health officials are warning that whooping cough cases in the state have hit an eleven-year high. Dr. Philip Huang, director of Dallas Health and Human Services, joined "The Daily Report" on Wednesday to discuss.
More than 100 cases of measles have been reported in Utah and Arizona, health officials confirmed, with the U.S. recording its highest number of measles cases since 1992, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of preventative medicine at Vanderbilt University, joins with more.
Declining vaccination rates are fueling another measles outbreak -- this time in South Carolina. Dozens of unvaccinated students are now under a 21-day quarantine as health officials race to contain the spread. Cristian Benavides reports.
Critics say Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump administration have been pushing an anti-science agenda. The new book, "Science Under Siege," argues it's not just the federal government that's putting public health at risk. Co-author and climate scientist Michael Mann joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
Acting CDC Director Jim O'Neill is calling for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to be split into three separate shots. It comes as the CDC approves new guidelines for updated COVID vaccines. Dr. Celine Gounder explains.
As the fall respiratory season approaches, who should be getting COVID-19 and flu vaccines to protect against illness? Here's what varying recommendations say.
The CDC officially adopted recommendations made by the agency's vaccine advisory committee, whose members were hand-picked by Secretary Kennedy.
A federal court compensates people who say they were injured by vaccines. Here is why the COVID vaccines are not currently part of it.
While vaccinations have saved millions of lives, in extremely rare cases they can cause injury. Americans who believe they have suffered an injury can go to vaccine court.
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, where Americans file claims over vaccination injuries, was designed to balance the societal good of widespread vaccinations with cases of rare individual harm.
While vaccinations have saved millions of lives, in extremely rare cases they can cause injury. Americans who believe they have suffered an injury can go to vaccine court.
RFK Jr. fired infectious disease specialist Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who told CBS News she was put on leave after questioning actions taken by Trump appointees.
President Trump's suggestion that the combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine should be separated marks a sharp break from decades of immunization practice.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has floated the idea of adding autism to the list of conditions covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. What would that mean?
President Trump reiterated Friday his administration's claims that link Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism. Mr. Trump also urged parents to split up childhood vaccines, which runs contrary to science-based medical guidance. CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus joins "CBS Saturday Morning" to give his perspective.
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel recently voted on recommendations, but they are not binding. States can follow the recommendations, or not.
President Trump on Monday suggested a possible link between the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and an increased risk of autism in children. Dr. Ann Bauer, co-author of a study that examined acetaminophen use during pregnancy, explains why more research is needed. Then, Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, a board-certified OBGYN, joins to unpack the news.
Parents are navigating mixed messaging about childhood vaccinations from federal and state officials.
Parents are hearing mixed messages from federal and state officials when it comes to vaccines, and that's having a real impact inside doctors offices. Cristian Benavides has more.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine recommendations committee wrapped two days of meetings that involved votes on COVID-19 vaccines, measles and more.
The rulings from U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie are a significant victory for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Fewer than one-third of those arrested by Border Patrol during the recent immigration crackdown in Charlotte were classified as criminals, a government document says.
The Pentagon indicated that it's investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a former U.S. Navy Captain, for a video that said service members should "refuse illegal orders."
As U.S. and European officials tout progress in Ukraine peace talks, Zelenskyy says a key sticking point is letting Putin keep "what he has stolen."
It is a busy week for millions of Americans who are traveling for Thanksgiving.
The Trump administration said it would end Temporary Protected Status for nearly 4,000 immigrants from Myanmar.
NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups appeared in court over allegations of cheating in high-stakes poker games that prosecutors say were operated by mafia figures.
After the woman's brother drove her to be cremated, a faint knock was heard coming from the coffin, an official at the temple said.
An extradition hearing has been set for Tuesday for the Wisconsin woman who stabbed a classmate to please the fictional horror character Slender Man, after she escaped a group home in Madison over the weekend, and was arrested in Illinois.