Richard Besser (Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Newsletter
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Health insurers vow to cover COVID-19 and flu shots, regardless of CDC panel's guidance
18 Sep 2025 23:10 GMT
… advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends.
The Advisory … by the ACIP — the CDC advisory panel — as … for," Dr. Richard Besser, chief executive of the … die — tragically — from diseases that are essentially entirely …
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CDC advisers vote to recommend against combo vaccine for young kids, delay vote on newborn hepatitis B shot
18 Sep 2025 22:27 GMT
… Kennedy Jr. to guide US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine recommendations ended abruptly Thursday … Kennedy’s vaccine moves – Dr. Richard Besser, Dr. Mandy Cohen, Dr. … and said Kennedy had stacked CDC advisory committees with “unqualified …
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Head of RFK Jr.’s handpicked CDC vaccine advisory panel to challenge former agency directors to debate
18 Sep 2025 14:41 GMT
… committee that advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines is set to … criticizing Kennedy’s moves – Dr. Richard Besser, Dr. Mandy Cohen, Dr. William … make life-saving vaccine recommendations.
“CDC scientists have been blocked from …
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Federal vaccine adviser says former CDC officials can’t be trusted unless they agree to ‘public debate’
18 Sep 2025 16:02 GMT
… experts at ACIP and CDC and engaging in political … former permanent and acting CDC directors Richard Besser, Mandy Cohen, William … his anti-vaccine ideology. CDC scientists have been blocked from … disseminated, core value of the CDC — in fact, enshrined in …
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Kennedy’s MAHA Report Ignores Key Issues in Child Health
22 Sep 2025 07:45 GMT
… vaccines for chronic childhood diseases, and calls for … be “reparented.”
Dr. Richard Besser, president and CEO of … acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a statement … right: chronic childhood diseases are major drivers of …
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Kennedy’s vaccine advisory panel upends shot recommendations
20 Sep 2025 00:19 GMT
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel greenlighted … Paulsen of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society told the voting members … moving forward.
Former CDC officials watched in shock. Richard Besser, president and CEO …
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RFK Jr. vaccine panel avoids further COVID shot restrictions
19 Sep 2025 20:19 GMT
… to prescribe to the CDC exactly what language to … sewage for signs of diseases. That suggests a summer … gamesmanship," said Dr. Richard Besser, president and CEO of … former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "If the …
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Kennedy’s Take on Vaccine Science Fractures Cohesive National Public Health Strategies
19 Sep 2025 09:57 GMT
… the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, purged the agency’s … or investigated. The CDC investigates injuries that are … B, and some other diseases. State lawmakers would need … ,” said Richard Besser, former acting director of the CDC, in …
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Sen. Chris Murphy Discusses Key Issues on ABC’s ‘This Week’
20 Sep 2025 03:43 GMT
… Murphy (D-Conn.) joined Dr. Richard Besser and Stephen A. Smith on … bipartisan cooperation in Congress.
Dr. Richard Besser, President and CEO of the … former Acting Director of the CDC, also provided insights into public …
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RFK Jr. vaccine panel avoids further COVID vaccine restrictions after confusing, tense meeting
19 Sep 2025 19:55 GMT
… monitors sewage for signs of diseases, suggesting the summer surge has … or gamesmanship," said Dr. Richard Besser, president and CEO of the … former acting director of the CDC. "If the committee continues …