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An editorial published in the ºÃÉ«tv Medical Association Journal in July argued the Trump administration is dismantling the country's public health and research infrastructure. 

The administration slashed the budgets of the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the ºÃÉ«tv Institutes of Health, both of which collect and analyze public health data. 

More recently an advisory panel chosen by Trump's health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., recently recommended ending routine hepatitis B vaccines for newborns, and is considering changes to the rest of the childhood vaccine schedule. 

Michel says Canada is still monitoring what's happening in the U.S. but it needs reliable partners who are looking to science on subjects like vaccines. 

This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published Dec. 26, 2025.