Protests broke out when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. insisted he wasn’t anti-vaccine.

Public health officials and experts were braced for challenges. The scale of the new administration’s moves in the first few days, however, has shocked them.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is openly vowing to make money off vaccine lawsuits if confirmed as the next HHS secretary.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vax nonprofit turns out to be just another scam.

Efforts to stop the spread of infectious disease have always suffered from a cycle of panic and neglect. Vaccine skepticism in the new administration brings even greater challenges.

Corporate tax cuts! Threatening Republicans! Arresting Democrats! Rethinking the polio vaccine?! People are about to find out what they voted for.

Plummeting trust in vaccines could be lethal on its own. But there are also ways Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services could reduce vaccine availability, as well.

The Biden administration cut pandemic-era health benefits, and the Harris campaign failed to present any comprehensive health care reform policies. This was not an inspiring message for voters.

Virus monitoring, the budgets to investigate E. coli outbreaks, and much, much more could be on the chopping block.

The independent presidential candidate is running on fumes. More exposure would only kill his campaign faster.

Kennedy’s choice of running mate, Nicole Shanahan, is the strongest evidence yet that his campaign is desperate and unserious.

The Florida governor and presumptive presidential candidate is falling in the polls and making the same mistakes as Trump’s past rivals.

In David Quammen’s books, intrepid scientists hunt down viruses and avert crises. The story of Covid-19 offers no such resolution.

The Florida governor’s cynical ploy is to signal to rank-and-file Republicans: Look, I can investigate people, too!

The president’s remarks undermined the campaign for the new booster shots. Nearly 4,000 people have since died of Covid-19 in the United States.

“The boosters being released on top of flu season has decimated my pharmacy. We can’t help anyone anymore.”

The administration expects to stop buying vaccines and treatment by year’s end, handing over these responsibilities to for-profit companies that are salivating at the opportunity.

Gay men are being disproportionately affected by the virus. While we don’t have all the answers on transmission, we should be asking why the U.S. government is failing to tackle yet another public health crisis.

On Fox News and in other corners of the right, the president’s illness was an excuse to spike the football—and spread misinformation about the vaccine.

Childhood vaccination rates are plummeting amid misinformation and fearmongering.