{"id":13329,"date":"2026-05-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/?p=13329"},"modified":"2026-05-16T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T09:00:00","slug":"journalists-unpack-latest-on-vaccines-vaping-and-trumprx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medical-article.com\/?p=13329","title":{"rendered":"Journalists Unpack Latest on Vaccines, Vaping, and TrumpRx"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on <em>Science Friday<\/em> on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR\u2019s <em>Morning Edition<\/em> on May 5.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/segments\/fda-blocks-vaccine-research-abortion-pills-fruit-flavored-vapes\/\">Click here to hear Rovner on <em>Science Friday<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/05\/05\/nx-s1-5810587\/scotus-gives-abortion-pill-mifepristone-one-week-reprieve-delaying-restrictions\">Click here to hear Rovner on <em>Morning Edition<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e9line Gounder, KFF Health News\u2019 editor-at-large for public health, discussed the rising cost of drug prices, despite hopes about TrumpRx, on CBS News\u2019 <em>The Daily Report<\/em> on May 7.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/are-trump-administrations-efforts-lower-drug-costs-working\/\">Click here to watch Gounder on <em>The Daily Report<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/about-us\">KFF Health News<\/a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF\u2014an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/about-us\">KFF<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This &lt;a target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; href=&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/on-air\/on-air-may-16-2026-vaccines-vaping-mifepristone-trumprx\/%22%3Earticle%3C\/a&amp;gt\">https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/on-air\/on-air-may-16-2026-vaccines-vaping-mifepristone-trumprx\/&#8221;&gt;article&lt;\/a&amp;gt<\/a>; first appeared on &lt;a target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; href=&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org%22%3Ekff\/\">https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org&#8221;&gt;KFF<\/a> Health News&lt;\/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; href=&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/%22%3ECreative\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/&#8221;&gt;Creative<\/a> Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150&amp;quot\">https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/04\/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150&amp;quot<\/a>; style=&#8221;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&#8221;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;img id=&#8221;republication-tracker-tool-source&#8221; src=&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=2238301&amp;amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0&amp;quot\">https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=2238301&amp;amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0&amp;quot<\/a>; style=&#8221;width:1px;height:1px;&#8221;&gt;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR\u2019s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. 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