Journalists Assess RFK Jr.'s Remaking of Vaccine Committee and Trend of Kids Caring for Elders

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed on “CBS Mornings Plus” on June 10 how Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s removal of members of the CDC vaccine advisory committee could affect public health.

Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS Mornings Plus.”

Freelance journalist and KFF Health News contributor Leah Fabel discussed child caregivers on Minnesota Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” on June 4.

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<h1>Journalists Assess RFK Jr.’s Remaking of Vaccine Committee and Trend of Kids Caring for Elders</h1>
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<p>Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed on “CBS Mornings Plus” on June 10 how Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s removal of members of the CDC vaccine advisory committee could affect public health.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-rfk-jr-s-removal-of-cdc-vaccine-advisory-committee-members-could-impact-public-health-1/">Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS Mornings Plus.”</a></li></ul><p>Freelance journalist and KFF Health News contributor Leah Fabel discussed child caregivers on Minnesota Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” on June 4.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/06/04/kff-role-reversal-millions-of-kids-are-caregivers-for-elders-why-their-numbers-might-grow">Click here to hear Fabel on “All Things Considered.”</a></li><li>Read Fabel’s “<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/child-caregivers-increase-role-reversal-medicaid-cuts-trump-republicans/">Role Reversal: Millions of Kids Are Caregivers for Elders. Why Their Numbers Might Grow.</a>”</li></ul><p /><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-june-14-2025-cdc-acip-vaccine-committee-child-caregivers/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-june-14-2025-cdc-acip-vaccine-committee-child-caregivers/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-june-14-2025-cdc-acip-vaccine-committee-child-caregivers/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Journalists%20Assess%20RFK%20Jr.%27s%20Remaking%20of%20Vaccine%20Committee%20and%20Trend%20of%20Kids%20Caring%20for%20Elders&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FMTY1ODgwOQ&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-june-14-2025-cdc-acip-vaccine-committee-child-caregivers/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/on-air-june-14-2025-cdc-acip-vaccine-committee-child-caregivers/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=2049000&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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