Government shutdown looms, Trump’s autism announcement

Government shutdown looms, Trump’s autism announcement

You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I’ve started the week confused. Were ACIP’s recommendations modest or a worrisome break from established vaccine policy? Will the government shut down? Does the…

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Trump questions vaccine safety, urges changes to timing

Trump questions vaccine safety, urges changes to timing

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday suggested an overhaul to how children get vaccinated after claiming, without evidence, that many vaccines are unsafe as currently given. The president said he has talked with health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his proposed changes. While Trump has occasionally expressed skepticism of some vaccines, the president’s comments…

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