Nearly half of the databases that the CDC used to update — tracking health information like Covid vaccination rates and RSV hospitalizations — have been paused, according to new research.

Dr. Kirk Milhoan suggested some vaccines shouldn't be mandated.

The CDC and AAP have released conflicting childhood vaccine schedules, leading to confusion from parents and uproar from medical experts.

MONDAY, Jan. 26, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Federal officials have lifted a short pause on more than 100 public health grants worth over $5 billion, allowing states to continue work aimed at strengthening health systems.

Although a federal judge ordered the agencies in February to restore earlier versions of the scrubbed webpages and later ruled the White House order as “void,” 38 of the CDC’s 82 public data records had “unexplained pauses,” as of Oct. 28, the study found.

At least 245 new cases have been recorded, CDC data shows.

Abraham, 71, was surgeon general of Louisiana, where he canceled that state’s long-standing mass vaccination promotion program. Under his tenure, Louisiana waited months before alerting the public that a whooping cough outbreak had killed two children and vaccinations should be discussed with their doctors.