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- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a vaccine injury research clinic at NIH campus in Bethesda.
- The program adds a billing code to reimburse doctors for filing vaccine injury reports.
- Public health officials link declining vaccination rates to a Pennsylvania measles outbreak with over 1,000 cases and five deaths.
- Researchers Peter Hotez and Paul Offit warn the initiative could undermine confidence in a monitoring system that meets global standards.