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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide.
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The addition of low levels of fluoride to drinking water was long considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century.
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RFK Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide.
RFK Jr. plans to direct CDC to stop recommending fluoride in water
RFK Jr. told The Associated Press he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending the addition of fluoride to drinking water.
RFK Jr. Says He'll Urge CDC to End Fluoride Guidance in US Drinking Water
The announcement by the US Health Secretary follows Utah's recent move to become the first state to ban public water fluoridation.
Why water fluoridation is under fire in the US
Here's a look at how reversing fluoride policy has become an action item under President Donald Trump's administration.
What does fluoride do? Benefits and risks as RFK Jr. tells CDC to stop recommending it in drinking water
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will soon order the CDC to stop recommending that US communities add fluoride to their drinking water. The Post consulted two experts to clarify where the
RFK Jr. launches new push to ban fluoride from drinking water
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to direct the CDC to stop recommending fluoride in public water supplies, reversing a decadeslong practice that the agency has called one of the greatest public health achievements in U.

Texas, Rfk Jr. and measles

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The ongoing outbreak in Texas and neighboring states has driven this year's tally of U.S. measles cases to the highest levels seen since a large wave of cases in 2019, which was the worst in the U.S....
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Last week, a second Texas child died from measles amid an outbreak since January that's resulted in nearly 500 cases in Texas and has spread across 21 states.
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CDC redeploys to Texas measles outbreak after layoffs, as RFK Jr. calls vaccine "most effective way" to stop spread
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun redeploying staff to respond to the deadly outbreak of measles in Texas, a spokesperson said Monday, a week after steep layoffs at the agency impacted its response to the spread of the virus.
RFK Jr. after Texas visit: MMR vaccine 'most effective' way to prevent measles spread
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Gaines County, Texas, to console the families whose young children have died.
RFK Jr. Visits West Texas After Second Measles Death: What to Know
HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. visited West Texas after the measles -related death of a second school-aged child to “console the families” and “to support Texas health officials” in efforts to control an outbreak that has reached nearly 500 cases with two pediatric deaths.
Can you get measles if you've been vaccinated? What to know about the MMR and boosters.
Texas child died from measles amid an outbreak since January that's resulted in nearly 500 cases in Texas and has spread across 21 states. The school-aged child, who was unvaccinated and had no underlying health conditions,
The US has three measles-related deaths and hundreds of cases. Here's what to know
Texas surpassed 500 measles cases Tuesday, just days after a third person died from a measles-related illness.
Kennedy pushes vaccine after second child dies of measles
Click in for more news from The Hill{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Kennedy pushes vaccine after second child dies of measlesPressure and criticism over the measles
RFK Jr.'s cuts to CDC lead poisoning team bring efforts to help tribes, health departments to a standstill
Cuts to the CDC's branch responsible for investigating and preventing lead poisoning has brought multiple efforts to help local health authorities to a virtual standstill, current and laid-off agency officials say, including for lead poisoning responses that could have helped children in Milwaukee and on an American Indian reservation.
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Groups Demand RFK Jr. 'Immediately' Restore CDC's Axed Blood Division
The American Society of Hematology (ASH) and nearly 100 other organizations blasted the dismantling of CDC's Division of Blood Disorders and Public Health Genomics (DBDPHG) and called for its full restoration.
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