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The Straight Shot

Home of The Straight Shot, a regular update on emerging federal vaccine issues.

2025 has seen many changes in federal vaccine policy and programs, some of which threaten to harm the health and safety of millions of Americans. This list—drawn from news reports and other information—ranks the most significant changes to vaccination policy, with brief commentary from the editors.

Updates are published regularly and can be viewed by clicking the dated entries below. This page collects all Straight Shot updates as well as relevant vaccine-related content from CSPI and NutritionAction. 


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How CSPI is fighting threats to public health

Today, our health is under threat like never before. President Trump, Elon Musk, and their underlings have taken a chainsaw to our public health institutions and are defunding and understaffing the programs that keep us safe—giving corporations free reign over our food and health. And they are perverting the tools of federal power to wage an all-out assault on equity, workers, the environment, and public health—and consequently, risking making people and the planet sicker. As one of the nation’s leading independent advocacy groups standing up for sound science to inform nutrition, food safety, and health, we are playing a critical role in fighting the Trump administration’s efforts to silence, dismantle, and weaponize our science-based federal health institutions.

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