School vaccination rates decline again as exemptions reach new high
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates have declined again, with exemptions reaching a record high for the 2025-2026 school year
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U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates have declined again, with exemptions reaching a record high for the 2025-2026 school year
A judge blocked a set of changes to the childhood vaccine schedule recommended by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, dealing a setback to the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul federal vaccine policy.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Advocates say federal staffing cuts and a hiring freeze are making it more difficult for first responders and survivors to get much needed care. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois and New York called the move an unconstitutional abuse of power.
The new dietary guidelines recommend limits on added sugars and mention gut health. Here's what to know.
Republican Rep. Mike Lawler has called on the Trump administration to end the suspension of funding for programs in New York and four other states. CBS News New York's Tony Aiello reports.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says immunizations like flu shots will be left to families to decide. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
The unprecedented recommendation leaves other immunizations like flu shots open to individual family choice. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
Multiple CDC officials familiar with the situation said the change was made by political appointees without input from relevant agency staffers.
The White House's autism announcement exaggerates links to Tylenol, misleads on vaccines, and sets back the field by ignoring decades of research, scientists say.
The Trump administration announced it believes acetaminophen is linked to autism risk, but the maker of Tylenol and medical experts have strongly pushed back on the claims.
As President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raise concerns about autism and the use of Tylenol by pregnant women, here's what medical research shows.
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met Thursday to discuss and vote on the hepatitis B and measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccines for children.
Former CDC Director Susan Monarez and Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry testified before a Senate panel weeks after departing in a dramatic shakeup at the health agency.
President Trump is pushing to rename the Department of Defense. This as calls increase for him to fire Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Nicole Killion reports from the White House.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was in the hot seat at a Senate committee hearing Thursday. The health secretary faced more than three hours of grilling over his controversial position on vaccines and turmoil at the CDC. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared on Capitol Hill for what turned into a very contentious hearing Thursday. Senators on both sides of the aisle grilled him over the Trump administration's vaccine policies. Taurean Small reports.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended firing the director of the CDC at a hearing before a Senate committee on Thursday.
The contentious hearing with the HHS secretary came on the heels of Florida announcing it's removing all school vaccine mandates. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
Florida and other states have required several vaccines for kids attending school for decades. They protect against diseases like measles, polio, chickenpox and hepatitis B.
The pharmacies say they're limiting the vaccine in some states and not offering it at all in a few. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports.
Susan Monarez's attorneys accused HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of weaponizing public health. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.
Kraft Heinz said it will remove artificial dyes from its U.S. products by end of 2027 and stop making new products that contain the dyes.
The CDC dropped a broad recommendation for all children to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
