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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 1d

New: Pharma companies are scrambling to make deals with Trump after Pfizer's agreement

Announcements could be coming as soon as this week, lobbyists hope — though a host of variables could change that

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Pharma companies scramble to make deals with Trump after Pfizer scored White House praise

Pharma companies are hoping to announce deals of their own with President Trump as soon as this week, sources told STAT.

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 7d

News: Trump's 100% pharma tariffs, which were supposed to start today, have been delayed

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Trump administration backs off 100% pharma tariffs threatened to start today

The White House is pressing drugmakers to lower their prices and invest in U.S. factories.

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 8d

Low income children lack access to Covid vaccines because of approval delay, @aniloza.bsky.social and @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social report

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Low-income children lack access to Covid vaccines because of approval delay

Two weeks after vaccine advisers approved new Covid recs, Kennedy still hasn’t given his approval, leaving states unable to order updated shots for low-income kids.

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 8d

New details on the Trump drug pricing announcement:

— Trump promises more deals in the coming days
— Officials say they will hold off on some tariffs while negotiations play out
— But if companies don’t agree, Trump threatens more tariffs

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Trump strikes deal with Pfizer aimed at lowering prescription drug prices

Pfizer will offer discounted prices on some of its drugs and avoid U.S. tariffs, in a deal with President Trump.

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 8d

Trump to roll out plan aimed at lowering prescription drug prices

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Trump to roll out plan aimed at lowering prescription drug prices

Pfizer will offer discounted prices on some of its drugs and avoid U.S. tariffs, in a deal with President Trump.

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 12d

Days before Trump deadline to lower prices, companies push a flurry of initiatives. Will it be enough?

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Days before Trump deadline to lower prices, companies push a flurry of initiatives. Will it be enough?

Drugmakers are scrambling to make last-minute announcements ahead of a Trump deadline on Monday for the firms to lower U.S. prices.

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 13d

Days before a Trump-set drug pricing deadline, the president threatens a 100% tariff on drugmakers — unless they build in the U.S.

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Trump threatens 100% tariffs on prescription drugs — unless companies build in the U.S.

The president threatened tariffs on pharmaceuticals, days before a deadline he set for drug companies to lower their prices.

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 14d

This story shouldn’t get lost in the rush of health policy news this week:

Hospitals get dinged for reporting too many infections. In some cases, the solution is not to test

Via @tarabannow.bsky.social

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Hospitals get dinged for reporting too many infections. In some cases, the solution is not to test

A STAT Investigation: To avoid fines for reporting excessive hospital-acquired infections, some facilities are discouraging testing.

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Jason Ukman @jasonukman.bsky.social · 15d

New: For a brief time, it seemed like RFK Jr.'s criticism of Covid vaccines could spell trouble for him with the White House. Instead, he appears to retain as much political influence as ever.

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With Trump’s anti-vaccine comments, Kennedy’s influence grows

RFK Jr. is moving rapidly to reshape vaccine policy, and Trump's remarks raise questions about how far the two may go.

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 15d

Where Trump's anti-vaccine comments came from, what they mean for RFK Jr. — and how it could shape federal health policy

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With Trump’s anti-vaccine comments, Kennedy’s influence grows

RFK Jr. is moving rapidly to reshape vaccine policy, and Trump's remarks raise questions about how far the two may go.

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STAT @statnews.com · 16d

At a White House event on autism, Trump baselessly linked vaccines to the disorder and urged major changes in how kids get their shots.
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Trump, questioning vaccine safety, pushes major changes to how kids get shots

At a White House event, Trump linked vaccines to autism and urged major changes in how kids get their shots.

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Jason Ukman @jasonukman.bsky.social · 16d

What President Trump said today about vaccines could send shockwaves through the country for a very long time.

Story from @danielpayne.bsky.social @aniloza.bsky.social @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social

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Trump, questioning vaccine safety, pushes major changes to how kids get shots

At a White House event, Trump linked vaccines to autism and urged major changes in how kids get their shots.

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 16d

Trump pushes sweeping changes to how kids get vaccines, despite longstanding evidence

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Trump, questioning vaccine safety, pushes major changes to how kids get shots

At a White House event, Trump linked vaccines to autism and urged major changes in how kids get their shots.

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 16d

A very unusual move at the FDA as the Trump administration unveils its "Autism Action Plan"

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FDA brings back GSK's leucovorin drug that RFK Jr. touted as autism treatment

The Trump administration is touting leucovorin as a treatment for autism.

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 20d

New: Cassidy invites RFK Jr. to testify before Senate health panel

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Cassidy invites RFK Jr. to testify before Senate health panel

The Senate health committee has invited HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to testify before the panel amid allegations of the politicization of the CDC.

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O. Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 21d

A late scoop: HHS abruptly cancelled a meeting today w/ Kennedy, David Geier and the officials at a key vaccine safety database.

Lots of nuggets, but the upshot: RFK Jr and Geier want to study the pediatric vaccine schedule to find a link with autism.

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HHS abruptly cancels CDC meeting with RFK Jr., anti-vaccine activist as scrutiny mounts

A meeting of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and anti-vaccine campaigner David Geier with leaders of the country’s most robust database that

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 21d

The key takeaways from an important Senate hearing today, w/ @isabellacueto.bsky.social

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Three key takeaways from the Senate hearing on CDC director’s firing and RFK Jr.’s vaccine agenda

WASHINGTON — A Wednesday Senate hearing aimed to answer questions about the exodus of top leaders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last

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elizabethcooney.bsky.social @elizabethcooney.bsky.social · 21d

News from a tense hearing, reported by @danielpayne.bsky.social and @isabellacueto.bsky.social at @statnews.com

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Ousted CDC director says Kennedy plans to change pediatric vaccine schedule

Ousted CDC director Susan Monarez told lawmakers that her boss, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., told her he plans to change the childhood vaccine schedule this month.

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 21d

Fear and politics pervade Kennedy’s CDC, former leaders testify

@elizabethcooney.bsky.social reporting

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Fear and politics pervade Kennedy’s CDC, former leaders testify

In a climate of fear CDC scientists are withdrawing names from papers, and local and global health agencies are losing confidence.

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 21d

Monarez's meeting with Kennedy has come up again and again at this hearing.

Context from our earlier reporting:

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Jason Ukman @jasonukman.bsky.social · 21d

On the one hand, these purported comments by an HHS secretary about CDC staff are astonishing. On the other, they echo much of what RFK Jr. has said publicly in the past.

Via @danielpayne.bsky.social @isabellacueto.bsky.social

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 21d

BREAKING: Ousted CDC director says Kennedy plans to change pediatric vaccine schedule

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Ousted CDC director says Kennedy plans to change pediatric vaccine schedule

Ousted CDC director Susan Monarez told lawmakers that her boss, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., told her he plans to change the childhood vaccine schedule this month.

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O. Rose Broderick @rosebroderick.bsky.social · 22d

BREAKING: The CDC is temporarily ending remote work. The decision leaves scores of employees in the lurch, even forcing people with disabilities with high-support needs to come into the office. #disability

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CDC temporarily revokes remote work approvals for employees with disabilities

The CDC revoked permission for employees with disabilities to work from home, at least temporarily

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Daniel Payne @danielpayne.bsky.social · 21d

Sen. Cassidy enters STAT reporting into the record for the hearing about the tumult and vaccine policy changes at the CDC

Our reporting from earlier this month:

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After ousting CDC's director, RFK Jr. mirrors her ideas to reform the agency

Kennedy and the CDC's director had similar plans for the agency, a confidential memo shows.

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elizabethcooney.bsky.social @elizabethcooney.bsky.social · 22d

Supplements and other health and wellness products are on the list. New from @sarah-todd.bsky.social and @isabellacueto.bsky.social at @statnews.com

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Surgeon General nominee Casey Means discloses financial ties to supplement industry

Casey Means, nominated for surgeon general, earned hundreds of thousands of dollars promoting supplements, per new financial disclosure statements.

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