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Oct 23, 2026 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reduced promotion of flu vaccines amid an early and severe seasonal flu surge Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
A public health official's suppression of evidence-based vaccine guidance during an active disease surge places ideology ahead of established science.
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- Health Secretary RFK Jr. reduces flu vaccine promotion amid early seasonal surge — The article reports an early and unusually severe flu season on the US west coast, with California's test positivity rate at 9.65% (versus normal 1% in early October) and Utah recording 242 cases (up from 10 last year). A new H1N1 mutation is credited for the early onset. The FDA-approved 2026-27 vaccine targets H1N1, H3N2, and influenza B. However, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, has reduced promotion of flu shots and engineered an overhaul of childhood vaccine schedules.
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