Trump’s Vaccine Agenda Episode 459 • August 13, 2026 + +... +

https://kffhealthnews.org/podcast/what-the-health-459-trump-childhood-vaccines-august-13-2026/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_i_SYlV1gentf8XGSWtFVWOGcgiz3-ZDUrSeJfNeym1zVX_Lj_5WLDCYP2LZfAsV1rs7R18iKXUaUaC451HNewcW28zA&_hsmi=433253202&utm_content=433253202&utm_source=hs_email 'What the Health? From KFF Health News': Trump’s Vaccine Agenda President Trump is trying to unilaterally change the number and schedule of childhood vaccines in the U.S., though it remains unclear how much of an impact his orders will have. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Maya Goldman of Axios, and Sandhya Raman of Bloomberg Law join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss this story and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews KFF Health News’ Paula Andalo, who wrote the latest “Bill of the Month.” https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/baltimore-drug-test-strips-overdose-samhsa-federal-policy-harm-reduction/ A Federal Policy Is Complicating How Organizations Battle the Opioid Crisis By Scott Maucione, WYPR Drug test strips are credited with saving lives, but a new policy will limit how funds can be used for them. Advocates of harm reduction strategies who responded to a mass overdose in Baltimore say distributing them will get harder. Federal officials say the strips enable drug use. https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/baltimore-drug-test-strips-overdose-samhsa-federal-policy-harm-reduction/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8lUR9rG1dJ93p52hShbxIW9GRQEOMcjgoMoFYYFI2oeFvTYlLBVkxZkS0yjwdBk2_38ub9ofj_U-_g2j7lRtVy5KD2eA&_hsmi=433253202&utm_content=433253202&utm_source=hs_email