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A 6 year-old child is comforted by her mother as she receives her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine by medical assistant Alli Shapiro at the Child Health Associates office in Novi, Michigan on November 3, 2021. An expert panel unanimously recommended Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid vaccine for five- to 11-year-olds on November 2, the penultimate step in the process that will allow injections in young children to begin this week in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the top US public health agency, was expected to endorse that recommendation later in the day. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP) (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

RFK Jr. Considers Removing CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendation From Children’s Schedules: ‘Kids Had Almost No Risk For COVID-19’

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) is reportedly evaluating the potential removal of COVID-19 vaccines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended immunization schedule for children in the U.S.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a news conference at the Health and Human Services Department on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kennedy spoke about the intent of the FDA "to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the nation's food supply." (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

RFK Jr.: Eight Artificial Dyes Will Be Phased Out Of U.S. Food Supply

United States Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary have announced a new ban of petroleum-based synthetic dyes from America’s food supply.

SEMINOLE, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 27: Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on February 27, 2025 in Seminole, Texas. Eighty cases of measles have been reported in Gaines county with one death reported. (Photo by Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)

HHS Secretary Kennedy Visits Texas Funeral After Second Child Dead From Measles Outbreak

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended the funeral of a child who passed away after contracting measles, the second child to die after contracting the virus.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building is seen on March 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Department of Health and Human Services announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs and closing offices aimed at cutting $1.8 billion (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

HHS Layoffs Begin Impacting HR, Finance, And IT Departments

Employees across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in a drastic change that will lay off close to 10,000 people.