Lauren Weber

Washington, D.C., United States

Health and Science Accountability Reporter at The Washington Post

Health & Science accountability reporter @washingtonpost. Former @KHNews , @HuffPost. The HP stands for health policy. Signal @LWeber.91

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RFK Jr. purges every vaccine adviser on CDC panel, will pick replacements

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Lena Sun |Lauren Weber

RFK Jr. purges every vaccine adviser on CDC panel, will pick replacements (washingtonpost.com) RFK Jr. purges every vaccine adviser on CDC panel, will pick replacements By Lena H. Sun; Lauren Weber 2025060921275600 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
The MAHA Report’s AI fingerprints, annotated

4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Caitlin Gilbert |Emily Wright |Fenit Nirappil |Lauren Weber

The MAHA Report’s AI fingerprints, annotated (washingtonpost.com) The MAHA Report’s AI fingerprints, annotated The Post reviewed the more than 500 citations in the MAHA Report. Here are the patterns of AI use we found.
White House MAHA Report may have garbled science by using AI, experts say

4 weeks ago | adn.com | Lauren Weber |Caitlin Gilbert

Some of the citations that underpin the science in the White House’s sweeping “MAHA Report” appear to have been generated using artificial intelligence, resulting in numerous garbled scientific references and invented studies, AI experts said Thursday. Of the 522 footnotes to scientific research in an initial version of the report sent to The Washington Post, at least 37 appear multiple times, according to a review of the report by The Washington Post.
RFK Jr. ends coronavirus shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women

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

RFK Jr. ends coronavirus shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women (washingtonpost.com) RFK Jr. ends coronavirus shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women By Rachel Roubein; Fenit Nirappil; Lauren Weber; Lena H. Sun 2025052715472900 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
In White House 'MAHA Report'

1 month ago | southfloridareporter.com | Lauren Weber |Fenit Nirappil |Caitlin Gilbert |Amudalat Ajasa

The White House blamed exposure to environmental toxins, poor nutrition and increased screen time for a decline in Americans' life expectancy Thursday, in a major administration report that also casts doubt on the current vaccine schedule and medications deemed safe by mainstream medicine.
The findings — and scientific problems — in White House ‘MAHA Report’

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Lauren Weber |Fenit Nirappil |Caitlin Gilbert |Amudalat Ajasa

The findings — and scientific problems — in White House ‘MAHA Report’ (washingtonpost.com) The findings — and scientific problems — in White House ‘MAHA Report’ By Lauren Weber; Fenit Nirappil; Caitlin Gilbert; Amudalat Ajasa 2025052216092300 The White House blamed exposure to environmental toxins, poor nutrition and increased screen time for a decline in Americans' life expectancy Thursday, in a major administration report that also casts doubt on the current vaccine schedule and medications...
You asked: Are vaccines approved without safety studies?

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Caitlin Gilbert |Lauren Weber

You asked: Are vaccines approved without safety studies? (washingtonpost.com) You asked: Are vaccines approved without safety studies? By Caitlin Gilbert; Lauren Weber 2025052020102700 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified that vaccines are exempt from pre-licensure safety studies. Is it actually the case that vaccines are approved without safety studies? No, this is not true.
Congress grills RFK Jr. on budget cuts, measles vaccine

1 month ago | detroitnews.com | Lauren Weber |Rachel Roubein

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his messaging on vaccines amid a growing measles outbreak, the firing of thousands of federal health workers, and major cuts to the health agencies he oversees as he faced lawmakers Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
Unpacking RFK Jr.’s ‘doublespeak’ on vaccines

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Lauren Weber

Unpacking RFK Jr.’s ‘doublespeak’ on vaccines (washingtonpost.com) Unpacking RFK Jr.’s ‘doublespeak’ on vaccines By Lauren Weber 2025051110000000 Early last month, after two Texas children had died of measles, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. acknowledged that the MMR vaccine prevents the spread of that virus.
RFK Jr. Will Order Placebo Testing For New Vaccines, Alarming Health Experts

1 month ago | southfloridareporter.com | Lauren Weber |Rachel Roubein |Lena Sun |Carolyn Johnson

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. intends to shift the way vaccines are tested, a move that the agency said will increase transparency but that medical experts fear could limit access to vaccines and undermine the public's trust in immunization depending on its implementation.