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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to oust members of the advisory board that decides which preventive health measures are covered by insurance, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
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Raw Story on MSNRFK Jr. to oust entire panel behind cancer screening guidelines for being too 'woke': WSJThe Trump administration is targeting the expert panel that decides which cancer screenings and other preventive services insurance plans are required to cover, according to a new report. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing all members of the task force that offers guidance about preventive health services, such as cancer screenings.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. formally accepted recommendations that would require all vaccine manufacturers to discontinue using the preservative thimerosal in flu vaccines.
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One of the latest changes is the postponement of a preventive health panel meeting by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which was scheduled for July 10. The group sets guidelines for preventive health screenings for conditions such as diabetes, depression and cancer in children and adults.
In justifying the United States' rejection of updates to global health regulations, the Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claimed that the policy would give the World Health Organization the ability to "order global lockdowns" or "travel restrictions" in response to a pandemic.
The action will remove from use the very few flu shots that contain the contested preservative, elevating unproven fears it poses health risks.
The vaccine panel hand-selected by health secretary and anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to drop federal recommendations for seasonal flu shots that contain the ethyl-mercury containing preservative thimerosal.