WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country.

Do you need a measles booster? Here’s what experts say | CNN Measles cases are popping up across the country, especially in areas with lower vaccination rates. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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Musk's DOGE cuts based more on political ideology than real cost savings so far

Will Trump’s Diminished Data Sharing at CDC Hamper Bird Flu Preparedness? - Inside Climate News In the U.S., bird flu is spreading rapidly on poultry and dairy farms—and data censorship could pose risks to combating it, experts say. Kiley Price Inside Climate News

... several recent developments in the bird flu outbreak have given infectious disease experts cause for concern.

Avian flu in America is a political problem and a health threat Expensive omelettes are the least of it The Economist The Economist

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