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Former CDC director testifies on why she believes she was fired by Health Secretary RFK Jr.
NBC News· 2025-09-17 15:41
Personnel Issues - Secretary Kennedy expressed distrust due to refusal to approve vaccine recommendations without evidence, fire career officials without cause, or resign [1] - The individual offered to be fired if trust was lacking [1] - Despite the distrust, the individual retained their position, but the Secretary's expectations regarding ACIP recommendations approval and dismissal of career scientists remained [1]
Would insurance still cover vaccine costs if the CDC's recommendations change?
NBC News· 2025-06-26 23:33
It's easy to talk about this panel and and kind of get sucked down into the vaccine conversation, but you mentioned their recommendations weigh heavily on insurance coverage. What are some of the financial implications there. So, the big implications are that insurance companies will say, you know, we're not going to cover this because the CDC is not recommending this.And that's historically what they've done in the past. If it's not covered, then that severely decreases the access there because either fund ...