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Vaccine stocks are tumbling on news of RFK Jr. nomination to lead HHS

Vaccine makers saw their stocks dip on Thursday following the news that President-elect Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Kennedy is known for many things, including being a staunch vaccine skeptic. On no other news, stock prices for Moderna and Pfizer, the two companies that make the Covid-19 vaccine, fell 5.6% and 2.6%, respectively. Novavax, which makes a different kind of Covid-19 vaccine, is down 7%.

Kennedy, who ran an unsuccessful campaign as a third-party candidate, is the founder of the nonprofit Children’s Health Defense, an organization lobbying against vaccines and fluoridation of tap water, among other issues. As head of HHS, Kennedy would be in charge of an agency that typically gives government contracts to vaccine makers.

Scientists, including those at HHS, overwhelmingly agree that vaccines on the market are safe and effective at stopping the spread of disease.

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Netflix is raising its subscription prices for the fourth time in four years, a move first spotted by Android Authority.

Per Netflix’s US pricing page, the cost of an ad-supported plan is climbing $1 to $8.99 per month, while the cost of a standard ad-free plan is going up $2 to $19.99 per month. The premium tier has also risen $2 to $26.99 per month.

The streamer last raised its subscription costs more than a year ago in January 2025. It also hiked prices in 2023, 2022, 2020, and 2019. Netflix shares climbed about 2% on the news.

“Our approach remains the same: we continue offering a range of prices and plans to meet a variety of needs, and as we deliver more value to our members we are updating our prices to enable us to reinvest in quality entertainment and improve their experience by updating our prices,” said a Netflix spokesperson, in a statement to Sherwood News.

Netflix is hiking your prices yet again: Standard, premium, and ad-supported all going up

Netflix is hiking your prices yet again: Standard, premium, and ad-supported all going up

The streamer last raised its subscription costs more than a year ago in January 2025. It also hiked prices in 2023, 2022, 2020, and 2019. Netflix shares climbed about 2% on the news.

“Our approach remains the same: we continue offering a range of prices and plans to meet a variety of needs, and as we deliver more value to our members we are updating our prices to enable us to reinvest in quality entertainment and improve their experience by updating our prices,” said a Netflix spokesperson, in a statement to Sherwood News.

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