SENS. MARKEY, SCHUMER, SANDERS DEMAND TRANSPARENCY ON CDC'S DELAY OF COVID-19 VACCINES FOR CHILDREN, HIGHLIGHTING CONCERNING PATTERN OF TRUMP ADMINISTRATION UNDERMINING AMERICANS' FAITH IN VACCINES

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:

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Washington (September 29, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey, top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today wrote to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Erica Schwartz and Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling for answers on the CDC's month-long delay in making COVID-19 vaccines available through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program.

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