“The Trump administration’s confidential deals with pharmaceutical companies to lower U.S. drug prices include inducements to raise drug prices overseas and promise protection from President Donald Trump’s tariffs,” the Washington Post reports.
Trump to Demand Drug Companies Split Up Vaccines
“President Trump said Friday he would demand drug companies split vaccines into five doses given in six-month intervals, claiming it would reduce autism rates,” the Washington Post reports.
“He did not specify which immunizations he was targeting.”
Said Trump: “The vaccine size will be much, much less. I think you’re going to see a massive reduction in autism. And that’s a big deal, a very big deal. We’re going to be recommending that and actually demanding it.”
RFK Jr. Delivers Victory Lap Speech at Anti-Vaccine Group
“Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. returned to his roots on Thursday during a keynote address at a conference hosted by the Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine nonprofit he helped start,” Stat reports.
“Kennedy, who previously downplayed his work sowing doubt about vaccine safety, has now made it central to his legacy as health secretary.”
MS NOW: Amid measles outbreaks, RFK Jr. headlines anti-vaccine conference.
Kennedy is no longer pretending to be anything other than what he always was.
Pennsylvania’s Measles Outbreak Is Enormous
Tom Bartlett: “Four deaths in roughly four weeks suggest that the state is in the midst of an enormous outbreak. The Pennsylvania health department lists total cases at 693, with 99 in the past week. But considering that measles kills about one to three of every 1,000 children it infects, the actual number is likely much larger. Milder cases are going unreported.”
RFK Jr. to Give Speech to Anti-Vaccine Group He Founded
“Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slated to give the keynote speech Thursday at a conference hosted by Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group he founded and where he served as chairman,” the Washington Post reports.
Rolling Stone: Inside RFK Jr.’s “backdoor” approach to stop vaccines.
Another Bonus Quote of the Day
“It deeply concerns me to see politicians giving medical advice which has zero scientific backing. Scaring mothers into delaying or even altogether skipping their child’s vaccine is wrong, and it makes America sicker, not healthier.”
— Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), quoted by the Washington Post.
States Delayed in Getting Covid Shots for Children
“States haven’t yet been able to obtain Covid-19 shots from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, delaying their distribution to millions of children through federal programs,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Bill Cassidy Is Fed Up with Trump Nominees on Vaccines
“Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) lambasted the Trump administration for stoking vaccine doubts among Americans, after reports Tuesday that two unvaccinated Pennsylvanians had died of measles,” the Washington Sun reports.
Said Cassidy: “It is irresponsible, it damages our country, and we have four people in Pennsylvania reportedly dead because of that sort of activity.”
Cassidy Rips RFK Jr. On Vaccines
“Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) sharply criticized the Trump administration’s handling of vaccines on Tuesday, warning that the current approach is out of step with the administration’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ pledge and risks eroding confidence in immunization,” Semafor reports.
Said Cassidy: “When you’re given guarantees by people and by the administration and they break those guarantees, I don’t know if painful is the word, maybe urinated off is the word, but the point being that you certainly have a certain emotion.”
Senate Democrat Demurs On ‘Medicare for All’
“Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) stopped short of endorsing Medicare for All as the banner issue Democrats should run on in 2028 on Tuesday, instead arguing that the party should campaign on the broader promise of ‘guaranteed coverage’ and universal care,” Semafor reports.
“He pointed to his MediKids proposal — legislation that would guarantee universal healthcare coverage for every American under the age of 26 — as an example of how the party could pursue universal coverage through a more targeted approach to build towards guaranteed care.”
Said Kim: “I think it’s a stand-in for where we’re trying to head towards. I think we should be running on that guaranteed coverage, on that universal care.”
RFK Jr. to Deliver Speech at Anti-Vaccine Group
“Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will give a keynote address at a Children’s Health Defense conference in the nation’s capital this week, embracing the anti-vaccine organization he once led,” Stat reports.
Trump to Send $500 ‘Obamacare Rebates’ Before Election
“The Trump administration plans to send $500 rebate checks to as many as 1 million people who it says were overcharged for their coverage under Obamacare,” Axios reports.
“The direct-deposit payment would be sent to people in 30 states before the Nov. 3 midterm election, as Trump touts savings from his tax-cut legislation and prescription drug plan.”
Fauci Still More Trusted Than RFK Jr.
A new Annenberg Public Policy Center poll finds 50% of Americans say they are somewhat or very confident that Dr. Anthony Fauci provided the public with trustworthy information about matters concerning public health, a statistically significant decline of 5 percentage points since April 2026.
By comparison, just 38% of Americans in August 2026 say they are confident that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is providing trustworthy information about public health.
Supreme Court Rejects School Vaccine Exemption
“The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a New York woman’s bid to send her son to kindergarten without receiving state-required vaccines, in a case that highlights the limits of the court’s push to expand religious rights,” the Washington Post reports.
“In a one-line order, the high court effectively sided with state and local officials, who argued that a religious exemption would undermine their attempts to prevent the spread of disease among children and the general public.”
2026 Candidates Are Targeting Health Care ‘Corruption’
“Campaigning on health care used to mean talking about coverage or costs. Now, in the run-up to the midterms, it’s just as likely to focus on ‘corruption,'” Axios reports.
“Candidates are accusing primary or general election opponents of being in the pockets of drugmakers, insurers and other powerful health interests, to the detriment of voters.”
”It’s a strategy that plays into affordability concerns and voter anger at the health system — but frequently avoids addressing what about the system needs fixing.”
Inside the DOJ’s Investigation of Fauci
“As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the Department of Justice has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers,” the New York Times reports.
Large Employers Drop Health Benefits as Costs Rise
“Some of the country’s largest employers are pulling back on benefits as they face yet another year of near double-digit health care cost growth,” Axios reports.
“It’s a sign that year-after-year spikes in medical costs have real consequences. And corporations are less willing to eat most of the increases.”
The CDC Hasn’t Added 2 Deaths to Its Measles Database
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is excluding two deaths reported by Pennsylvania from its weekly updates of a national measles death tally, a decision that came from new CDC director Erica Schwartz,” the Washington Post reports.
“The highly unusual decision departs from the agency’s practice of including such data from state health departments, which historically make the determinations.”
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