{"id":10882,"date":"2026-03-03T23:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailitics.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/trump-vaccine-politics-rfk-jr-cdc-dc-diagnosis-newsletter\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T23:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:02:19","slug":"trump-vaccine-politics-rfk-jr-cdc-dc-diagnosis-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailitics.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/trump-vaccine-politics-rfk-jr-cdc-dc-diagnosis-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"STAT+: Trump can\u2019t break free from vaccine politics"},"content":{"rendered":"

STAT+: Trump can\u2019t break free from vaccine politics
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The pull of vaccine politics<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Trump administration is trying to shift focus away from controversial vaccine policies toward topics that are popular with voters, such as lowering drug prices and encouraging healthy diets. But vaccines keep coming up in the health care news cycle.<\/p>\n

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