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RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record

In an unprecedented move, health officials cut the number of vaccines routinely recommended for children from 17 to 11.

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Jake Scott

RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long

RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long

Federal officials are questioning the safety of the vaccine series children receive. Here’s the story of how the childhood vaccine schedule came...

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I’m a physician who has looked at hundreds of studies of vaccine safety, and here’s some of what RFK Jr. gets wrong

The health secretary has made many inaccurate statements about vaccines. But the science is clear that vaccines have dramatically reduced childhood...

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Jake Scott