Richard Besser (Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Newsletter
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Former CDC director warns vaccine changes will fuel confusion, mistrust
06 Jan 2026 18:58 GMT
Dr. Richard Besser, a former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday that he … where the CDC is no longer recommending vaccination against diseases that cause …
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Kennedy installs anti-vaccine loyalist, Ralph Abraham, to finish purge of CDC
01 Dec 2025 04:08 GMT
… principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the agency’s second- … background in epidemiology, infectious diseases, outbreak response or the … ” and “atrocious.” Dr. Richard Besser, acting CDC director in 2009, said he …
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CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee to Debate Hepatitis B Birth Dose and Childhood Immunization Schedule
05 Dec 2025 06:34 GMT
… Under New Leadership
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on … B Birth Dose
The CDC currently recommends that all … devastating illnesses.
Former CDC acting director Dr. Richard Besser said he has … -established protections against preventable diseases.
For more on this …
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WATCH: What You Need to Know About the Norovirus for 2025 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
07 Jan 2025 05:06 GMT
… COUNTY • FLORIDA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is continuing to track and … viruses and epidemics, Dr. Richard Besser, discusses how to avoid … of concern from the CDC has increased since the … table notes from the CDC, you can notice that …
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Opinion: Former acting CDC director calls public health cuts ‘absolutely heartbreaking’
18 Oct 2025 20:29 GMT
… Opinion Podcast” interview with Richard Besser. Be sure to sign up …
Torie Bosch: Former acting CDC director Rich Besser is worried … someone who previously led the CDC?
Besser: It’s absolutely … do basically anything but infectious diseases, to see thousands of …
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Opinion: Former acting CDC director on public health changes: ‘absolutely heartbreaking’
15 Oct 2025 22:02 GMT
When I asked Richard Besser — the president and CEO of … Johnson Foundation and former acting CDC director — how he feels about … the CDC under the Trump administration, he …
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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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One year after Texas measles outbreak began, experts consider another grim milestone
20 Jan 2026 00:54 GMT
… a scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told state officials last … important to note that CDC continues to investigate … retired after helping the CDC respond to measles … of vaccines, said Dr. Richard Besser, president of the Robert …
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