Mike Stobbe

AP Medical Writer
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The vast majority are parents are withholding shots for non-medical reasons.
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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.
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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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Doctors, Public Health Organizations Sue Kennedy Over Vaccine Policy Changes
He removed COVID vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women.
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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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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.
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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.
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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
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