Kennedy Plans Federal Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts

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How it spread - 13 original reports, 3 reprints

1. Wed, 7 October 2026

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   • Google News - Top Stories23:04first to report
     Kennedy Plans Federal Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts

     Kennedy Plans Federal Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts The New York Times HHS Launches Agency-Wide Actions to Strengthen Vaccine Injury Research, Reporting, and Patient Care HHS.gov RFK Jr. unveils sweeping federal initiative to find evidence of vaccine injuries Ars Technica US health secretary Kennedy launches new push on vaccine injuries Reuters Viewpoint: When trust is gone, show your work CIDRAP

2. Thu, 8 October 2026

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   • Google News - Top Stories21:59
     US health secretary Kennedy launches new push on vaccine injuries

     US health secretary Kennedy launches new push on vaccine injuries Reuters HHS Launches Agency-Wide Actions to Strengthen Vaccine Injury Research, Reporting, and Patient Care HHS.gov RFK Jr. tasks researchers with studying vaccine injuries CNN Kennedy to announce major vaccine injury initiative, including new clinic The Seattle Times RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts The New York Times

3. Fri, 9 October 2026

   5 reports
   • ČT24 (Czechia)02:34edited after publishing
     Kennedyho resort chce „zkoumat zdravotní problémy po očkování“

     Americký ministr zdravotnictví Robert F. Kennedy mladší zahájil celoresortní iniciativu, která má „zkoumat a dokumentovat“ zdravotní problémy hlášené po očkování. Ve čtvrtek večer to uvedlo americké ministerstvo zdravotnictví a sociálních služeb.

   • redriverradio.org08:26
     RFK Jr. touts vaccine injury initiative, worrying experts

     Heath Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces new steps aimed at identifying and treating complications from vaccines.

   • umn.edu12:43
     Viewpoint: When trust is gone, show your work
   • krcrtv.com15:49
     HHS launches new NIH clinic to study, care for people with vaccine injuries

     The Health and Human Services Department has launched a new National Institutes of Health clinic to study and care for people with vaccine injuries.

     2 reprints

     • ktxs.com9 Oct, 15:49their copy
     • wgxa.tv9 Oct, 15:49their copy
   • The Guardian World21:36edited after publishing
     Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau

     Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers A controversial research trial that will withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some African newborns was given approval to move forward this week. It is a central part of the vaccine vision for Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine opponent. This article was amended on 13 October 2026. A previous version said CIDRAP...

4. Wed, 14 October 2026

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   • The Guardian World13:16
     Guinea-Bissau denies it has approved controversial vaccine trial in newborns

     Health minister says government ‘did not authorize’ Danish-led hepatitis B trial in babies backed by RFK Jr Guinea-Bissau has not approved the controversial hepatitis B study in newborns that would be funded by the US government and private partners, the African country’s minister of health said on Tuesday. The study, which would not investigate the safety or effectiveness of vaccines but would instead track “nonspecific” health outcomes like overall mortality or neurodevelopmental conditions,...

   • Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)19:58
     Država ustala protiv okrutnog testiranja na 14.000 beba: Iza svega je moćni američki ministar
5. Fri, 16 October 2026

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   • Google News - Top Stories19:19
     N.I.H. Hospital Board Rebukes Kennedy Over New Vaccine Injury Clinic

     N.I.H. Hospital Board Rebukes Kennedy Over New Vaccine Injury Clinic The New York Times A vaccine injury initiative, a contested hepatitis B trial, and edited CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance: The State of U.S. Vaccine Policy CIDRAP This Week at FDA: HHS vaccine injury initiative, midterms could reshape congressional committees overseeing FDA, and more RAPS HHS launches vaccine injury effort; Queens pharmacy owner charged in HIV drug scheme; AI chatbots unreliable on home BP monitors — Morning...

6. Sun, 18 October 2026

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   • nwaonline.com08:44
     Board for NIH hospital rebukes health secretary

     WASHINGTON -- The board overseeing the National Institutes of Health research hospital delivered a harsh rebuke of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday, voting unanimously to support a statement by its chair accusing Kennedy of undermining trust in science and politicizing the hospital's work.

     1 reprint

     • arkansasonline.com18 Oct, 08:44their copy
7. Tue, 20 October 2026

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   • The Guardian World19:18
     RFK Jr’s ‘deities of vaccine research’ raided by police in Guinea-Bissau

     Police seize doses of hepatitis B vaccine from people at center of dispute over research on African newborns Controversial vaccine researchers who have been praised by Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, had their offices in Guinea-Bissau raided by judicial police, who seized doses of hepatitis B vaccines, officials said on Facebook. The researchers have been at the heart of an ongoing dispute over research on African newborns, supported by $1.6m...

8. Thu, 22 October 2026

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   • The Hill22:03
     House Democrats demand answers from CDC on African hepatitis B study

     Top Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday demanded answers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the agency’s funding of a controversial hepatitis B clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau. The CDC awarded $1.6 million last year to Danish researchers to conduct the study in Guinea-Bissau, a small country in...