RFK Jr's CDC delays report showing benefits from Covid vaccine, insiders say

Source: independent.co.uk



Stalled publication sparked concerns that information conflicting with Kennedy’s views may be sidelined

Brendan Rascius Thursday 09 April 2026 15:44 BST

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention delayed publishing a report showing the benefits of the Covid vaccine, according to a new report.

The stalled publication has sparked concerns that information conflicting with the views of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a longtime vaccine skeptic — may be sidelined. The CDC, however, insists the move followed standard procedure.

The new report found that healthy adults who received the Covid vaccine cut their risk of urgent care and emergency visits by 50 percent, and Covid-related hospitalizations by 55 percent, compared to adults who did not receive a dose in 2025 or 2026, according to The Washington Post..................
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The research was due to be published March 19 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC’s premier scientific journal.

The study had been green-lit by the CDC’s scientific review process but acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya delayed the report over methodological concerns, two unnamed scientists familiar with the matter told the outlet. ............................


Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/covid-vaccine-report-delay-rfk-cdc-b2954482.html

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** I posted this tweet in GP--but noted I could not post the article because I do not subscribe to WP:


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Exclusive: The acting director of the CDC has delayed publication of a report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half, according to two scientists.

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Mike Young
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The FDA just restricted the COVID vaccine for healthy adults under 65. The data that would directly inform that policy debate - a CDC study showing roughly 50 percent reduction in serious outcomes for healthy adults - is now being withheld by the acting director. The scientists who produced it went to the press. That tells you what they think is happening to the institution they work for.

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