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HHS secretary directs wide‑ranging federal vaccine review

A photo of a clinician preparing a vaccine injection.
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Multi-agency vaccine safety review prompts pushback from former CDC officials and researchers for revisiting issues already extensively studied.

An overarching federal review of vaccine safety is being overseen by US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr, according to a May 12 exclusive report from the New York Times. The effort spans multiple health agencies and has not previously been publicly disclosed.

The initiative arrives as