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Trump FDA leadership and vaccine regulator shakeup
One page that accretes the verified record as the story develops. Every fact keeps its date and its sources.
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FIRST ENTRY MAR 31
AUG 28 · Day 151
FDA issues narrower COVID booster approvals, revokes emergency authorizations
AUG 01 · Day 124
CDC under RFK Jr. skips vaccination rate study, posts data on decline
JUL 23 · Day 115
HHS adopts recommendation to remove thimerosal from all US influenza vaccines
“Injecting any amount of mercury into children when safe, mercury-free alternatives exist defies common sense and public health responsibility,”
ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.
verbatim
JUN 26 · Day 88
CDC vaccine panel backs Merck RSV shot for infants
JUN 25 · Day 87
RFK Jr. vaccine panel loses member before first meeting
JUN 13 · Day 75
RFK Jr. sends Congress materials defending COVID vaccine schedule change
JUN 05 · Day 67
RFK Jr. expands alternative medicine policy
JUN 04 · Day 66
Top CDC COVID vaccine expert resigns after RFK Jr. restricts access
MAY 03 · Day 34
Scientists question NIH universal flu vaccine project
MAY 02 · Day 33
MMR vaccine science fact-check vs RFK Jr. claims
MAY 02 · Day 33
RFK Jr. requests CDC review of measles treatments and new vaccine placebo trials
MAY 01 · Day 32
HHS says RFK Jr. will require shift in how new vaccines are tested
MAY 01 · Day 32
HHS and NIH launch next-generation universal vaccine platform
APR 18 · Day 19
FDA hiring contractors to replace fired inspection support staff
APR 17 · Day 18
NIH nutrition researcher departs citing censorship under Kennedy
APR 16 · Day 17
First CDC vaccine advisory meeting under RFK Jr. proceeds as business as usual
MAR 31 · Day 1