Dangerous Harms to Public Health

Timeline of Damage Done

Dangerous Harms to Public Health

Timeline of Damage Done

This timeline documents, in reverse chronological order , how public health protections have dramatically eroded since these dangerously unqualified health officials were handed power by the Pandemic Senators.

APRIL 22, 2026

APRIL 22, 2026

CDC suppresses data on COVID-19 vaccine

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, also serving as he functional head of CDC until a new director is confirmed, blocks publication of a scientific study demonstrating the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine.

MARCH 26, 2026

MARCH 26, 2026

Deadline to nominate a permanent head of CDC passes

Administration surpasses 180-day limit to operating without a confirmed CDC Director (following firing of Monarez in 2025).

MARCH 16, 2026

MARCH 16, 2026

Federal District Court blocks childhood vaccination reductions

The reductions to childhood vaccinations executed on January 5 are blocked in federa ldistrict court. The court also finds that the 13 RFK, Jr.-appointed panel members were unlawfully appointed.

The reductions to childhood vaccinations executed on January 5 are blocked in federa ldistrict court. The court also finds that the 13 RFK, Jr.-appointed panel members were unlawfully appointed.

JANUARY 22, 2026

JANUARY 22, 2026

RFK, Jr.-appointed chair of ACIP says vaccinations, including for polio, should be optional

Over the objections of health professionals and the American Medical Association, Kirk Milhoan, the RFK-appointed chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), recommends that the polio vaccine be optional.

Over the objections of health professionals and the American Medical Association, Kirk Milhoan, the RFK-appointed chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), recommends that the polio vaccine be optional.

JANUARY 19, 2026

JANUARY 19, 2026

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) sues CDC over vaccine schedule

AAP and other medical groups file suit against CDC challenging changes in the newborn vaccine schedule as contrary to science.

AAP and other medical groups file suit against CDC challenging changes in the newborn vaccine schedule as contrary to science.

JANUARY 5, 2026

JANUARY 5, 2026

6 routine childhood vaccinations are eliminated including for meningococcal disease

Vaccines that are no longer recommended as standard childhood care are Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Rotavirus, Influenza, Meningococcal disease, and COVID-19 — bringing the total number of routine vaccinations from 17 to 11.

Vaccines that are no longer recommended as standard childhood care are Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Rotavirus, Influenza, Meningococcal disease, and COVID-19 — bringing the total number of routine vaccinations from 17 to 11.

AUGUST 28, 2025

AUGUST 28, 2025

RFK, Jr. fires the head of CDC prompting multiple resignations

RFK, Jr. dismisses Centers for Disease Control Director Susan Monarez. At least four resignations of top CDC officials immediately follwed her dismissal.

AUGUST 5, 2025

AUGUST 5, 2025

RFK, Jr. eliminates all funding for life-saving mRNA vaccine research

RFK, Jr. eliminates all funding for life-saving mRNA vaccine research

HHS eliminates funding for vaccine research using the mRNA platform, the revolutionary science that fast-tracks vaccine development when new infectious disease threats emerge.

HHS eliminates funding for vaccine research using the mRNA platform, the revolutionary science that fast-tracks vaccine development when new infectious disease threats emerge.

JUNE 2025

JUNE 2025

Veteran CDC AIDS researcher resigns under pressure to censor data

Longstanding AIDS researcher and expert Dr. John Weiser resigns from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) rather than succumb to pressure to censor scientific data.

Longstanding AIDS researcher and expert Dr. John Weiser resigns from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) rather than succumb to pressure to censor scientific data.

JUNE 9, 2025

JUNE 9, 2025

RFK, Jr. removes all 17 scientists from vaccine advisory panel (ACIP)

RFK, Jr. removes all 17 scientists from vaccine advisory panel (ACIP)

RFK ,Jr. fires the entire group of scientists serving on the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC's )Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

RFK ,Jr. fires the entire group of scientists serving on the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC's )Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

APRIL 3, 2025

APRIL 3, 2025

Senate confirms TV personality Mehmet Oz to lead CMS

Senate confirms TV personality Mehmet Oz to lead CMS

Oz is confirmed to lead the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), and is sworn in to office on April 8, 2025.

Oz is confirmed to lead the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), and is sworn in to office on April 8, 2025.

MARCH 25, 2025

MARCH 25, 2025

Senate confirms COVID-19 contrarian Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH

Senate confirms COVID-19 contrarian Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH

Bhattacharya, an academic health economist with controversial views on COVID-19 policy, is confirmed to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is sworn in to office on April 1, 2025.

Bhattacharya, an academic health economist with controversial views on COVID-19 policy, is confirmed to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is sworn in to office on April 1, 2025.

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Senate confirms vaccine skeptic RFK, Jr. to lead HHS

Senate confirms vaccine skeptic RFK, Jr. to lead HHS

Senate confirms RFK, Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and he is sworn in to office .

Senate confirms RFK, Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and he is sworn in to office .

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