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RFK Jr.'s vow to overhaul vaccine injury program echoes grievances of anti-vaccine movement Health experts and lawyers say updates are needed to help clear a backlog of cases

August 7, 2025
Osterholm shocked by canceling of vaccine funding: "I cannot recall a more dangerous decision that was made than this one" Dr. Michael Osterholm, one of the world's leading epidemiologists, says future pandemics will be difficult to stop

August 6, 2025
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development “I don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years,” said Dr. Mike Osterholm

August 6, 2025
Kennedy's new vaccine advisers meet for first time with rampant confusion and uncertainty over recommendations "Nothing that's happening with the administration should be a surprise to anyone," says Dr. Michael Osterholm

June 25, 2025
Kennedy says COVID vaccine not recommended for children, pregnant women, draws sharp critique from Osterholm "This was an arbitrary decision made by people who did not have the expertise to do it," Osterholm said

May 27, 2025
CIDRAP, Dr. Michael Osterholm, launch Vaccine Integrity Project to protect vaccine use in the United States

April 24, 2025
5-Years Later: Dr. Michael Osterholm looks back on the early days of the COVID pandemic and what should have changed The World Health Organization declared the pandemic on March 11, 2020 and Osterholm says they were too late

March 11, 2025
RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. Expert says after he saw it, he dismissed it "There is no one who's probably less qualified," Dr. Michael Osterholm tells WCCO Radio

January 31, 2025
RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. After he saw it, he dismissed it "There is no one who's probably less qualified," Dr. Michael Osterholm tells WCCO Radio

January 31, 2025
Concern spreads after three dairy workers catch bird flu from cows Dr. Michael Osterholm says the good news is pasteurization helps eliminate the threat from consumers

June 6, 2024