US EditionGOP Health Committee chair calls for CDC vaccine advisers’ meeting to be postponed
Senator Cassidy highlights concerns over leadership changes and vaccine policy disputes at the CDC, urging oversight before the advisory panel addresses critical childhood vaccine decisions.
- Senator Bill Cassidy called for the Department of Health and Human Services to postpone the CDC's vaccine advisory committee meeting due to turmoil in leadership after the firing of CDC Director Susan Monarez.
- Several top officials resigned from the CDC, raising concerns about the agency's credibility in vaccine policy and leadership.
- Monarez's lawyers claim she is suing for wrongful termination, alleging she resisted unscientific vaccine directives from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Democratic Senators Bernie Sanders and Patty Murray expressed urgency for oversight and accountability regarding the leadership changes and the firing of Monarez.
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Top Senator Calls for Postponing CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel Meeting
The chairman of the Senate’s health panel on Aug. 28 said that the next meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisers should be postponed. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting, slated to take place on Sept. 18 and Sept. 19, “should not occur until significant oversight has been conducted,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said in a statement. “If the meeting proceeds, any recommendations made sh…
MedPage Today
Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsPostpone ACIP Meeting or Reject Its Conclusions, Sen. Cassidy Says
(MedPage Today) -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), said the CDC should postpone the September meeting of its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). If not, any recommendations made by the influential panel will be "lacking legitimacy...
The Advocate
As top CDC staff leave, Louisiana's Sen. Bill Cassidy calls for pause on vaccine panel
WASHINGTON – As several top leaders of the CDC quit in protest over actions by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy called Thursday for a key panel on vaccines to halt.
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