US EditionAmerican Academy of Pediatrics warns of vaccine changes from Kennedy's CDC advisers
- Earlier this month, the U.S. health chief dismissed all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and selected seven new individuals to serve on the panel.
- This action followed Kennedy’s claim to rebuild committee confidence despite concerns that many new members hold anti-vaccine views and cast skepticism on established vaccine science.
- At its first meeting Wednesday, the new committee voted 5-2 to recommend Merck's monoclonal antibody Enflonsia for RSV prevention in babies, while also revisiting vaccine guidelines and examining preservatives like thimerosal.
- Dr. Fiona Havers, a former CDC vaccine expert who resigned in protest, criticized the panel’s lack of methodological understanding and the unprecedented involvement of a private citizen presenting anti-vaccine views to the committee.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics boycotted the meeting, labeling the panel as no longer credible and warning these vaccine policy changes could cause a resurgence of preventable diseases and harm public health.
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Kennedy's vaccine panel signals skepticism, change
What happenedThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's newly reconfigured vaccine advisory board held its first meeting Wednesday and signaled a more skeptical approach to the decades-old U.S. immunization system.Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. handpicked the seven new members of the influential Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices after firing all 17 previous members earlier this month. Several of the new appointees openly…
'Never seen this': Former CDC official rails against Trump nominee's latest move
Former CDC vaccine Expert Dr. Fiona Havers railed against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision for a private citizen to come and give a presentation to his vaccine panel. Havers, who spent 13 years at the CDC, was a senior advisor on vaccine policy. Blitzer noted the ...
American Academy of Pediatrics warns of vaccine changes from Kennedy's CDC advisers
A newly appointed CDC panel is reconsidering recommendations for childhood vaccines, sparking concern from health experts over potential "devastating consequences" to public health.
EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 6/26/25 – HIStalk
The two hot topics around the virtual physician lounge this week, not surprisingly, involved comments or policies from the new Secretary of Health and Human Services. Physicians are dreading upcoming changes in vaccine reimbursement, which will likely come if vaccines are no longer recommended by the reconstituted Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Commercial payers follow the actions of government payers, which could lead to a fair a…
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