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WHO Criticizes US Vaccine Policy

Updated 2026-08-12 15:55 UTC 2 sources Negative

The WHO chief has criticized recent changes to the U.S. vaccine policy, stating they go against decades of evidence. The U.S. health secretary previously pushed for a controversial vaccine despite medical opposition.

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The Hill
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) criticized changes to the U.S.’s vaccine policy for children on Wednesday. “@WHO is concerned that recent changes to US immunization policy are not aligned with decades of evidence that show when children are most vulnerable to disease, when vaccines p
2026-08-12 15:25 UTC
Al Jazeera
The US health secretary has spent years saying the MMR vaccine caused autism despite no medical evidence.
2026-08-12 15:30 UTC
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