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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dressed in a suit and tie seated at a table before a placard with his name on it

Kennedy’s Anti-Vaccine Strategy Risks Forcing Shots Off Market, Manufacturers Warn

By Stephanie Armour August 20, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is targeting the government’s Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, without which manufacturers might cease producing shots.

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Viewpoints: Discredited Vaccine Critic Shouldn’t Be On Autism Study; $50B To Save Rural Hospitals Won’t Be Enough

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

Editorial writers examine these public health issues.

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Bucking The CDC, Pediatric Experts Back Covid Vaccine For Young Kids

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendation is for children ages 6 to 23 months. In May, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed the covid vaccine from the CDC’s immunization schedule for healthy children. Meanwhile, MedPage Today reports on how financial conflicts of interest in federal vaccine panel members have actually fallen since 2000.

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Cash-Paying US Customers May Buy Ozempic At Discounted Rate Of $499

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

‘We do believe that people who face high out-of-pocket costs need more options,” said Kevin Donahoe, diabetes marketing chief for Novo Nordisk. Plus: a look at the drugmaker’s alliance with GoodRx; how pharmaceutical companies and health systems are responding to tariffs; and more.

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Hospitals Lean On Community Health Workers To Help Prevent ER Crowding

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

As Modern Healthcare reported, a rush of people left uninsured because of Medicaid cuts and/or ACA changes could overwhelm already packed emergency departments and hospitals. Community health workers can help people navigate insurance coverage to help prevent this.

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Health Officials Say Texas Measles Outbreak Is Over, But Threat Lingers

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

Although no new cases have been reported in the Lone Star State for 42 days — double the virus’ incubation period — the area could see more infections due to the rise across the nation. Other states’ health threats include measles in Colorado, Valley fever in California, and malaria in New Jersey.

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Psychedelics Show Promise For Treating Postpartum Depression

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

Reunion Neuroscience is conducting clinical trials on an injectable, single-dose drug that produces a state that’s similar to psilocybin but is generally much shorter, lasting about four hours. It also requires significantly less time in a clinical setting than medications already on the market.

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Morning Briefing for Tuesday, August 19, 2025

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

Use Of Over-The-Counter Opill Is High Among First-Time Birth Control Users

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

When Opill became available a year ago, public health experts anticipated it would benefit women without health insurance and those residing in rural areas. The goal was to boost access to reproductive care. A new study shows that the pill is having its desired effect.

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First Edition: Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025

August 19, 2025 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

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The National Suicide Hotline For LGBTQ+ Youth Shut Down. States Are Scrambling To Help.

By Annie Sciacca August 19, 2025 KFF Health News Original

LGBTQ+ youth lost dedicated support on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in July at a critical time. Advocates say mental health issues are rising in that population amid hostility from the Trump administration.

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Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of America’s Other Epidemic

By Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam August 19, 2025 KFF Health News Original

Firearm violence is killing Americans at the scale of a public health epidemic. The suffering is concentrated in Black neighborhoods damaged by segregation, disinvestment, hate crimes, and other forms of racial discrimination.

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A nurse prepares to administer a flu shot

Ya llega la temporada de gripe. ¿Deberías vacunarte? ¿Lo cubrirá el seguro?

By Madison Czopek, PolitiFact August 18, 2025 KFF Health News Original

El Secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., quien se ha opuesto a las vacunas, coincidió en que la mayoría de las personas deben vacunarse contra la gripe.

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Viewpoints: Canceling mRNA Funding Taints Operation Warp Speed, Puts Us In Danger Of Another Pandemic

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

Opinion writers discuss public health topics.

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Morning Briefing for Monday, August 18, 2025

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

No matter which app you’re into, KFF Health News has you covered: Follow along on Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky, X, Facebook, and LinkedIn as we break down health care headlines and policy.

Leaked MAHA Report Largely Dodges Policy Proposals, Seeks More Studies

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

Stat unpacks key parts of the “Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy,” which mentions “addressing vaccine injuries.” It stops short of tackling HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s priorities (such as banning prescription drug marketing), hardly mentions ultraprocessed foods, and softens his tone on pesticides. Plus, Kennedy rules out another run for president.

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Judge Again Rejects Ending Protections For Immigrant Minors In US Custody

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

Both Trump administrations have sought to end the Flores Settlement Agreement, which outlined care standards for children in detention facilities. “There is nothing new under the sun regarding the facts or the law,” said U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles. Plus: D.C.’s homeless struggle with new order; aid groups seek a full appeals court review over funding block; and more.

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With VA Union Contracts Voided, Staff Lose Extra Time Off After Baby Comes

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

Roughly 400,000 Veterans Affairs employees have lost the four extra weeks of unpaid maternity and paternity leave that the union contracts provided. Those affected include people giving birth this week, and those already on leave. Most VA employees are women.

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Now Available Online: AstraZeneca’s At-Home Flu Vaccine Nasal Spray

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

This new option, known as FluMist, was released Friday and is the same vaccine formulation that has been available in doctors’ offices for decades. Also in the news: covid, measles, and rabies.

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Federal Deficit Increase Could Trigger $491B In Medicare Cuts, CBO Warns

August 18, 2025 Morning Briefing

A report Friday from the Congressional Budget Office showed that the tax and spending law signed by President Donald Trump last month could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare if Congress does not act to curb a 2010 law that forces across-the-board cuts once legislation increases the federal deficit.

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