RFK Jr.'s Hep B Vaccine Bombshell: Doctors Slam Risky Move, Lyme Hope & More

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as Health and Human Services Secretary, sparked outrage this week when his handpicked Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to limit hepatitis B vaccines for newborns, ditching 34 years of standard advice to jab all healthy babies at birth unless moms test positive for the virus. CIDRAP reports doctor groups from the American Academy of Pediatrics slammed the move at a joint press conference, warning children will die from preventable infections like liver cancer, with AAPs Aaron Milstone declaring theyll be left consoling grieving parents. Reuters notes this fits a broader assault, including FDA scrutiny of RSV shots for infants, Trumps memo to overhaul the childhood vaccine schedule, and new standards that could halt flu shot updates, while Kennedy ordered the CDC to scrub vaccines do not cause autism from its site.

Arizona health expert Will Humble told KJZZ the change is a medium deal but risky due to 2 to 3 percent false negatives in maternal tests, potentially dooming thousands of babies to chronic hep B, though states like Arizona are defying feds by sticking to universal shots. Critics fear Kennedys autism links could bankrupt the Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund, scaring manufacturers away.

On a brighter note, Kennedy convened Lyme disease patients and providers to announce renewed funding for the LymeX Innovation Accelerator via the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation, promising fresh diagnostics after years of patient pleas. WBUR highlighted his push for US healing camps modeled on Italys San Patrignano rehab, where hes touted long-term farm work for addicts despite abuse allegations in its past. No fresh public appearances or social buzz popped up, but his Make America Healthy Again agenda looms large, with ongoing blowback from former CDC brass now helming Californias public health push.

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