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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is no longer encouraging COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women and healthy children, marking a shift in federal public health guidance.
In advancing his "Make America Healthy Again" agenda — on food, medication, vaccinations — Kennedy has already given his supporters what they wanted and his detractors what they feared.
Make America Healthy Again Commission, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., released its report on rising chronic diseases in U.S. children, urging systemic reforms.
"The trust issues are quite far-reaching" and impact public perception towards health-based changes across the U.S., a health professor told Newsweek.
The "Make America Healthy Again" report, commissioned by President Trump, highlights ultraprocessed foods and environmental toxins as driving causes of chronic disease.
The "Make America Healthy Again" report outlines what it says are four leading drivers of childhood disease, but it is facing criticism from some health officials.