Genocide scholars spoke with Important Context about escalating attacks on transgender and other gender-nonconforming Americans in the United States. They warned that the country is in the process of committing genocide.

Liam Neeson lent his voice to a new anti-vax doc glorifying RFK Jr.’s rise at HHS— a stunning reversal for a UNICEF ambassador who once called vaccines “a remarkable human success story.” His publicist now insists he’s still pro-vaccine.

ACIP member & anti-vax conspiracy theorist Dr. Robert Malone smeared former CDC Director Susan Monarez, suggesting she was “trained to lie by the intelligence community.”

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cut $500 million in mRNA vaccine research funding, citing a 181-page bibliography authored by well-known anti-vaccine figures. The document, originally from an anti-vax book, misrepresents scientific studies and was co-written by individuals tied to right-wing COVID misinformation campaigns and The Wellness Company—a supplement business selling bogus “vaccine detox” products.

A deadly shooting at the CDC campus has once again put vaccine misinformation in the spotlight. Less than 24 hours later, NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya appeared on Steve Bannon’s extremist podcast to cast doubt on mRNA vaccines and call for the platform’s end. His remarks, echoing long-standing anti-vax talking points, have alarmed public health experts and deepened concerns about the politicization of science at the nation’s top health agency.

In the wake of the FDA shakeup, anti-vaccine voices have been venting frustrations over loss of their ally inside the critical agency.

Vinay Prasad is out at the Food and Drug Administration with fewer than three months on the job and after a meteoric rise inside the agency.

George Tidmarsh, a biotech executive and COVID contrarian, has been appointed to lead the FDA’s drug division under Commissioner Marty Makary. Known for aligning with anti-vaccine figures and fringe medical views, Tidmarsh’s rise reflects the agency’s shift toward politicized, anti-mainstream public health leadership.

Three promoters of the discredited COVID lab-leak theory have quietly joined NIH leadership. Experts say it’s a recipe for undermining science.

Workers at the National Science Foundation are preparing to release the Alexandria Declaration, a sweeping rebuke of the Trump administration’s efforts to hollow out U.S. science. Following similar protests at NIH and EPA, NSF employees warn that deep budget cuts, political interference, and mass resignations are imperiling America’s scientific leadership—and the very future of the agency itself.

The Department of Health and Human Services is asking employees to anonymously report “discriminatory” diversity, equity, and inclusion policies—part of the Trump administration’s broader crackdown on DEI. Critics inside the agency have called the effort bizarre and out of touch, while others are encouraging the public to flood the system with prank responses.

Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices have been promoting misinformation on X for days.

In a move that aligns with his own stance on science, the health secretary fires all 17 experts on an advisory panel in order to appoint fringe ideologues.