“The American people have benefited from the committee’s well-informed, rigorous discussion about the appropriateness of a vaccination in the first few hours of life,” said Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services and CDC Acting Director Jim O’Neill.

The change represents a continued shift in the agency’s vaccine policy, reflecting increasingly skeptical views.

Hundreds of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) employees who were fired during the government shutdown are returning to work — but many say the agency remains a “hostile” and chaotic workplace.

The vaccine safety panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday discussed the use of aluminum in vaccines and the connection between vaccine ingredients and autism, a controversial topic that is sure to further set the panel at odds with many medical professional groups and split Republicans.

"Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act."

Americans’ confidence in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has plummeted, according to a 2025 National Foundation for Infectious Diseases survey, and many young people are

After losing thousands of staffers and facing attacks this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is hampered in its ability to protect the public from health problems and emergencies.