Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may vote this week to make a major change to the childhood vaccine schedule, potentially delaying a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine given to newborns by weeks or even years.

Dr. Ralph Abraham, a former congressman and Louisiana’s surgeon general in 2024, discretely began his position as the CDC’s principal deputy director on Nov. 23, according to the agency’s internal employee directory. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services later confirmed the appointment.

President Trump leans into a familiar political strategy of attacking immigrant communities as he intensifies racist comments about Minnesota’s Somali population and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.A Pentagon watchdog report finds Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth endangered U.

Former US public health officials are sounding alarms about significant changes being made to the country’s vaccine policy under the Trump administration.

CDC is asking employees seeking telework as a reasonable accommodation to return to the office until their requests can be processed under a new HHS policy.

Americans’ confidence in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has plummeted, according to a 2025 National Foundation for Infectious Diseases survey, and many young people are

The CDC said last year’s decline was driven in part by a 21% drop right here in Mississippi, one of the largest decreases in the country. Local health officials say access to prenatal care remains critical, especially in rural areas of the Golden Triangle.

Medical experts say the CDC “is promoting the outdated, disproven idea that vaccines cause autism" and advise parents to consult clinicians for fact-based guidance.