CD, flu and RFK

HHS orders CDC to halt some vaccine ads, saying RFK Jr. wants message focused on ‘informed consent’
The CDC was ordered to shelve promotions it developed for a variety of vaccines after Health Secretary RFK Jr. said he wants message focused on "informed consent."
RFK Jr. promptly cancels vaccine advisory meeting, pulls flu shot campaign
Kennedy Jr. became the country's top health official, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has already pulled back some of its efforts to protect Americans with safe, lifesaving vaccines. The agency has indefinitely postponed a public meeting of its vaccine advisory committee and killed a campaign promoting seasonal flu shots.
RFK Jr.-led CDC kills flu shot campaign, cancels major vaccination conference
Under Kennedy’s leadership, the CDC pulled the plug on its “Wild to Mild initiative” — which was aimed at encouraging high-risk folks to get vaxxed — Wednesday as one of worst flu seasons in decades rages.
HHS cancels the CDC’s ‘Wild to Mild’ flu vaccine campaign: Report
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reportedly canceling a flu-vaccine campaign that depicted wild animals and encouraged Americans to tame the illness through immunization.
CDC’s ‘Wild to Mild’ flu vaccine campaign muzzled amid HHS handover: report
A popular awareness campaign now in its second year that encouraged people to get flu vaccines to reduce their risk of severe infection has been halted at the CDC, NPR
Amid worst U.S. flu season in decades, RFK Jr.–led CDC pulls vaccine campaign
Yes, seasonal flu shots are still available, and no, it’s not too late to get yours. But you’d be forgiven for being confused, because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has halted one of its educational flu vaccine campaigns.
CDC halts ‘very successful’ flu vaccine campaign as cases surge
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pulled back a public health campaign promoting the flu vaccine as cases of the flu have surged in recent weeks. The now-defunct “Wild to Mild” flu vaccination campaign encouraged people to get the flu vaccine,
CDC Halts Successful Flu Vaccination Campaign, Sparking Health Concerns
The CDC has terminated a successful flu vaccination campaign educating the public on the efficacy and benefits of flu vaccines, according to a report from NPR.
CDC axes its flu vaccination campaign
We're smack dab in the middle of one of the worse flu seasons in the last two decades, where at least 24 million Americans-and counting-have caught the flu. WastewaterSCAN reports that the majority of sites across the country are measuring "high" for Influenza A (as well as for SARS-CoV-2 and RSV,
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Trump administration yanks CDC flu vaccine campaign
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The flu is going around Miami. Is it too late to get a vaccine? What the experts say
The good news is that influenza A — the strain predominantly circulating in Miami-Dade County and the rest of Florida — is one of three targeted by the 2024-2025 flu vaccine. The shot is trivalent, ...