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. 

How to use The Straight Shot database

The database below is organized by Date of last update, Headline, Agencies Affected (identified by the 🏛️ icon), and Action Types (identified by the ✎ icon). 

Entries can be sorted by clicking the title of any column. The default sorting order is from earliest to most recent update. To identify the items that affect a particular agency, click the Agency title, and all entries related to that agency will rise to the top.

Open the Updates tab to read the full text of all Straight Shot updates and Editors' Notes for any headline by clicking the link in the headline. 

From the Updates tab, you can navigate back to the database by clicking “Go back to main tab.”

The search function can be used to find Headlines containing specific words or phrases, such as “autism” or “advisory committee.”