RFK Jr. Purges Vaccine Advisory Committee
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Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he is removing every member of a government panel that makes vaccine recommendations. Kennedy said he is "retiring" all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices,
For more than a half-century, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has relied on outside experts to guide the agency’s recommendations on how
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WBAL-TV on MSNPediatrician shares thoughts on ousting members of Advisory Committee on Immunization PracticesBurke spoke with 11 News about Robert F. Kennedy's plan to oust all members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Kennedy's picks circumvented the usual CDC process for selecting members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. In previous administrations, career agency officials — not political leaders — vetted potential experts before forwarding them to the department for the secretary's approval.
U.S. health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to replace all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine experts panel is facing pushback.
Responds to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Firing All17 Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday announced eight members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, populated mainly by critics of the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine policies or those who don’t specialize in vaccine science.