Consensus, Censored: Under Acting Director Jay Bhattacharya, pictured here testifying during a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing in Washington in March, the CDC refused to allow publication of a study showing the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine in reducing hospitalizations.

Censorship at the FDA, CDC

by Merrill Goozner May 8, 2026May 7, 2026

Interim CDC head Jay Bhattacharya invents a new “gold standard” to stop publication of studies showing COVID-19 vaccines had major benefits with minimal risk.

MAHA Czar RFK Jr.: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Secretary Kennedy faced bi-partisan backlash over cuts to vaccine research and availability.

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RFK Jr.’s Lies Stain the Republic

by Jonathan Alter September 8, 2025September 7, 2025

Despite the damage, he remains Trump’s most popular cabinet secretary, an ominous sign for 2028.

anti-vaxx movement

Censorship at the FDA, CDC

RFK Jr.’s Lies Stain the Republic

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