While he was awaiting his confirmation, Americans on both sides of the political aisle were focused on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s stance on vaccines. And now that he’s headed the HHS for almost six months, he’s brought some major changes to the nation’s vaccine policy.

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The Epoch Times has compiled a list of the biggest things he’s changed.

COVID-19 Vaccines

Recently, the CDC began calling for “individuals to speak with a health care provider about risks and benefits before receiving a COVID-19 vaccine,” according to the Times. Secretary Kennedy said the move was make to restore “informed consent.”

Additionally, the CDC, under orders from Secretary Kennedy, stopped recommending COVID shots for healthy children and pregnant women. Furthermore, the FDA revoked emergency authorization for the vaccines.

As intercessors, we know that the COVID vaccine was not nearly as safe as the Biden administration claimed it was. Secretary Kennedy’s crackdown on the shots is an answer to years of intercessory prayer.

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccines

In the United States, vaccinations against measles, mumps, and rubella are lumped into a single shot. President Trump recently took issue with this and, on October 6, the CDC called on manufacturers to produce separate vaccines for each disease.

However, Secretary Kennedy told the Senate last month that he did not expect a change to the current combined vaccine. He recommended people take it, although he did raise concerns about some of the shot’s side effects.

Varicella Vaccines

Following the revelation that children face elevated risks of febrile seizures if they take the measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine, the CDC recently endorsed stand-alone varicella vaccines. Now, the CDC is only recommending the combine vaccine for a child’s second dose, as the seizure risk is less pronounced for older children.

The CDC made this change based on advice from its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). As the Times notes, Secretary Kennedy removed the existing members of ACIP earlier this year, handpicking a set of new experts to sit on the committee.

Hepatitis B Vaccines

ACIP initially planned to vote on advising the CDC to delay the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine in children, although the motion was eventually tabled. One of the advisers, Dr. Robert Malone, said the motion was tables because “we need to really have the data to address whether or not hepatitis B vaccine should be administered to children at all.”

Influenza Vaccines

While ACIP recommended the government keep its Influenza vaccine recommendations in place, the committee did recommend no longer backing vaccines containing harmful chemicals. Some influenza shots reportedly contain thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative.

Secretary Kennedy signed off on the recommendations, stressing that “injecting any amount of mercury into children … defies common sense.”

RSV Vaccines

In August, former CDC Director Susan Monarez previously approved an ACIP recommendation that infants should “receive an antibody for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during their first respiratory virus season.”

One of the advisers, however, said that the data presented to the committee appeared to be manipulated. Monarez was later fired.

Chikungunya Vaccines

The Food and Drug Administration suspended one chikungunya vaccine in August. The agency made this decision following reporting that the vaccine was responsible for “serious adverse events, such as cardiac problems.”

A different chikungunya vaccine is still available.

HPV, Polio, and DPT Vaccines

No changes have been made to the HPV, Polio, or diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccines. There was an ACIP vote scheduled in June over whether to expand the recommendation for the HPV vaccine to younger children, but the vote fell through when Secretary Kennedy replaced the committee’s members.

Other Changes

ACIP is currently looking into the childhood immunization schedule, which has ballooned in the past thirty years from five vaccines to around a dozen. However, no changes have been made as of the time of writing.

The CDC is also currently investigating the impact of vaccines on pregnant women and unborn children. While the agency stopped recommending the COVID vaccine for pregnant mothers, all other recommendations have remained unchanged.

Finally, the Secretary “is considering updating the list of vaccine injuries eligible for government compensation to include symptoms of autism, an adviser said on Sept. 25.” The list is reportedly used by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. While the program was initially established to help those suffering from vaccine injuries, it has since become “a disaster for the families of injured children,” according to Secretary Kennedy.

With each and every change, Secretary Kennedy is working to make Americans healthier and to make America itself healthy again. Let’s pray for him and all those under him as they work to protect and serve Americans!

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(Info taken from The Epoch Times. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/54820232918/, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=175831357)