Lauren Weber

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Rachel Roubein |Fenit Nirappil |Lauren Weber |Lena Sun

Covid vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy kids and pregnant women in the US. Photo / 123RFHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy jnr said on Tuesday that his agency would no longer recommend the coronavirus vaccine for healthy pregnant women and healthy children – an unprecedented move that bypasses the traditional system of vaccine advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Lauren Weber |Lena Sun |Fenit Nirappil |Rachel Roubein

Public health experts and former officials are bemoaning the current lack of action, noting the clear difference between the government’s response then and now. With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health and human services secretary and increasing public hesitancy over vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been muzzled, messaging has been muddled, and public health funding has been slashed. A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.