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The long months without stable leadership at the CDC in the US look set to continue, as NIH chief Jay Bhattacharya is named acting director.

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HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill – who is also head of the CDC – is said to be on the way out after a reshuffle of department leadership by RFK Jr.

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The CDC has upended the childhood vaccination schedule, cutting the number of recommended shots in a move that has dismayed medical organisations.

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Overturning decades of advice, the CDC has said it no longer recommends that all US newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine.

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CDC advisers vote to overturn decades of US policy and abandon endorsement of universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns in the US.

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Job losses start at federal agencies, including HHS, but initial reports suggest some workers who have been let go are quickly being reinstated.