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Trump reportedly pushing RFK Jr to cut vaccines more aggressively

White House has halted changing vaccine schedule as it is unpopular, but anti-vaxx Trump set on ‘alleviating autism’ Donald Trump is pushing the longtime vaccine opponent and current health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr to be more aggressive on cutting vaccines in the US, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal. Trump has a long record of anti-vaccine statements, but the White House recently put a hold on vaccine changes after polling indicated they were a losing issue in the midterm elections. Kennedy, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, recently slashed the routine childhood immunization schedule in an unprecedented move. Trump reportedly asked Kennedy at his northern Virginia golf course in May if the health secretary had the “yips”, according to the Journal. Trump wasn’t talking about a sudden inability to make putts. Kennedy wasn’t making enough cuts to the US vaccination schedule, Trump reportedly said. The US president hopes to make “alleviating autism” a component of his legacy, the Journal reported – and he has taken issue with Kennedy’s less aggressive changes to vaccination recommendations in recent months. “Donald Trump has been

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Aug 16, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Australian health experts fear US vaccine scepticism is catching on as ‘anything Trump says filters through’

Australia records 3% fall in one-year-olds fully immunised against hepatitis B as downward trend continues, expert says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast…

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Aug 16, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet reportLATEST
Australian health experts fear US vaccine scepticism is catching on as ‘anything Trump says filters through’

Australia records 3% fall in one-year-olds fully immunised against hepatitis B as downward trend continues, expert says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or…

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Aug 11, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet report
HHS bureaucrats accused of 'sabotaging' RFK Jr's efforts to expose Fauci records

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., warned that longtime HHS employees were standing in the way of revealing more corruption during the pandemic as his probe into Dr. Anthony Fauci gains steam. FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican…

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Aug 11, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Medicaid ends funding for child sex-change procedures as Trump admin slams 'experimental' treatments

Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, a family and emergency medicine doctor, weighs in on a federal judge's decision regarding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s declaration on "sex-rejecting procedures" for minors. Nesheiwat stresses the…

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Aug 7, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet report
Organ harvesting began while patients still showed ‘signs of life,’ federal investigation finds

Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel interviews Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ethics of the organ donation industry and what his agency is doing about unsafe practices on…

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Aug 7, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
White House considering order targeting vaccines and autism despite advisers’ warnings | CNN

White House officials are mulling an executive order that would target vaccines and autism amid a push by President Donald Trump to take more action on the issue, an administration official familiar with the…

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Aug 5, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet report
HHS shutting down Kentucky organ procurement group over safety concerns | CNN

The federal government is moving to shut down the organization that manages organ donations in the Kentucky region, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday, calling the organization…

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RFK Jr. targets Fauci and pushes medical misinformation in fiery CNN interview | CNN Politics

In attempting to rewrite the history of the US Covid-19 response, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday pinned the blame for pandemic lockdowns on Dr. Anthony Fauci, while simultaneously reviving a string of…

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Jul 29, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Even Maga is falling out of love with JD Vance. If only his rivals weren’t even worse … | Arwa Mahdawi

The US vice-president is facing a barrage of allegations and complaints from inside and outside the Republican ranks. Good news for Marco Rubio – but not for the rest of the world There’s something a bit off about JD…

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Trump reportedly pushing RFK Jr to cut vaccines more aggressively

White House has halted changing vaccine schedule as it is unpopular, but anti-vaxx Trump set on ‘alleviating autism’ Donald Trump is pushing the longtime vaccine opponent and current health secretary Robert F. Kennedy…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 16, 2026

Australia records 3% fall in one-year-olds fully immunised against hepatitis B as downward trend continues, expert says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast…

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsAug 11, 2026

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., warned that longtime HHS employees were standing in the way of revealing more corruption during the pandemic as his probe into Dr. Antho

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsAug 11, 2026

Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, a family and emergency medicine doctor, weighs in on a federal judge's decision regarding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s declaration on "sex-rejec

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T2 · Outlet reportFox NewsAug 7, 2026

Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel interviews Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ethics of the organ donation industry

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNAug 7, 2026

White House officials are mulling an executive order that would target vaccines and autism amid a push by President Donald Trump to take more action on the issue, an administration official familiar with the deliberations told CNN. The…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNAug 5, 2026

The federal government is moving to shut down the organization that manages organ donations in the Kentucky region, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday, calling the organization a “bad apple.”…

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