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December 13, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
RFK Jr.’s Lawyer Exposed Trying to Abolish Polio Vaccine
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s right-hand man, helping him plan the Trump transition, tried to push the government to abolish the polio vaccine.
December 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Health Secretary Pick Is Crowd-Sourcing Health Treatments
RFK Jr. is taking an interesting approach to public health.
November 1, 2024
Melody Schreiber
Trump Unleashing RFK Jr. on Public Health Would Be a Disaster
Kennedy, an anti-vaxxer with a chilling past, says Trump has promised to name him head of Health and Human Services. The Trump camp has denied this—unconvincingly.
April 20, 2022
Alex Shephard
The Right’s War on Vaccines Is Spreading Beyond Covid
Childhood vaccination rates are plummeting amid misinformation and fearmongering.
April 1, 2019
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Maryn McKenna
The Plague Years
How the rise of right-wing nationalism is jeopardizing the world's health
February 6, 2015
Tony Yang
Mississippi Hasn’t Had Measles in Over Two Decades
February 2, 2015
Brian Beutler
Vaccine Skepticism Isn't a Conservative Problem, but It's a Problem for Conservatives
April 22, 2009
Michelle Cottle
We've Got Enough Problems Without Measles
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