--- title: US deputy health secretary: Vaccine guidelines are still... description: Jim O'Neill, US deputy health secretary and CDC acting director, defends controversial changes to childhood vaccine recommendations while revealing his... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/us-deputy-health-secretary-vaccine-guidelines-are-still-subject-to-change-kuako9vir twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: US deputy health secretary: Vaccine guidelines are still subject to change | daily.dev og:description: Jim O'Neill, US deputy health secretary and CDC acting director, defends controversial changes to childhood vaccine recommendations while revealing his... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/us-deputy-health-secretary-vaccine-guidelines-are-still-subject-to-change-kuako9vir og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/kuAkO9vir.png og:image:alt: US deputy health secretary: Vaccine guidelines are still subject to change og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # US deputy health secretary: Vaccine guidelines are still subject to change **[MIT Technology Review](https://daily.dev/sources/technologyreview)** · 11 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Jim O'Neill, US deputy health secretary and CDC acting director, defends controversial changes to childhood vaccine recommendations while revealing his longevity research priorities. He confirms vaccine guidelines remain subject to further changes based on new data and international comparisons. O'Neill, who identifies as a "Vitalist" believing death is humanity's core problem, plans to redirect federal health funding toward longevity research through ARPA-H, focusing on organ replacement, brain tissue regeneration, and reversing aging damage. He maintains regular contact with longevity lobbyists and supports experimental therapy access, while promising more nutrition research emphasizing saturated fats despite scientific criticism. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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