Mike Stobbe

AP Medical Writer
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August 21, 2025
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August 19, 2025
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U.S. Pediatricians' New COVID-19 Shot Recommendations Differ From CDC Advice
This marks the first time recommendations have diverged in 30 years.
August 19, 2025
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AMA, Other Medical Associations Are Kicked Out of CDC Vaccine Workgroups
One email said the organizations are "special interest groups."
August 4, 2025
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U.S. Childhood Vaccination Rates Fall Again as Exemptions Set Another Record
The vast majority are parents are withholding shots for non-medical reasons.
August 1, 2025
Secretary of Health & Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, during a ceremony announcing that major U.S. ice cream makers will phase out artificial colors by the end of 2027, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Monday, July 14, 2025 in Washington.
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Ousted Vaccine Panel Members Say Rigorous Science Is Being Abandoned
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fired the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
July 31, 2025
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The U.S. Fertility Rate Reached a New Low in 2024, CDC Data Shows
The new statistic is on par with fertility rates in western European countries.
July 24, 2025
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More Elderly Americans Are Choking to Death. Are These Devices the Answer?
They vary in design, but generally the devices look like a face mask attached to a tube or bellows.
July 15, 2025
Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, arrives to testify before the Senate HELP Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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Senate Committee Advances Susan Monarez to Be Trump's CDC Director
She holds a doctorate in microbiology and immunology from the University of Wisconsin.
July 10, 2025
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Doctors, Public Health Organizations Sue Kennedy Over Vaccine Policy Changes
He removed COVID vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women.
July 8, 2025
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Kennedy's Vaccine Committee to Vote on Flu Vaccines, Controversial Preservative
Some public health experts contend the thimerosal discussion will unnecessarily raise doubt.
June 26, 2025
Dr. Martin Kulldorf speaks during a meeting of the Advisory Committee in Immunization Practices at the CDC, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Atlanta.
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Kennedy's New Vaccine Advisers Meet for First Time
First on the agenda is an awkward scenario.
June 25, 2025
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Dismissed Members of CDC Vaccine Committee Call Kennedy's Actions 'Destabilizing'
Kennedy last week announced he would "retire" the entire panel that guides U.S. vaccine policy.
June 17, 2025
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Hundreds of Laid-Off CDC Employees Are Being Reinstated
About 2,400 CDC employees lost their jobs in a wave of cuts.
June 12, 2025
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New CDC Panel Includes Members Who Have Criticized Vaccines, Spread Misinformation
They include a scientist who researched mRNA vaccine technology and became a conservative darling.
June 12, 2025
This image from video provided by the Department of Health and Human Services shows Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaking alongside Food and Drug Administration administrator Dr. Martin Makary, left, and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, as they announce that the government would no longer endorse the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children or pregnant women.
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CDC's Leadership 'Crisis' Apparent Amid New COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance
The leadership vacuum at a foremost federal public health agency has existed for months.
June 6, 2025