Dismissed members of CDC vaccine committee call Kennedy’s actions ‘destabilizing’

All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions”

The experts say RFK Jr.’s actions show “troubling disregard for scientific integrity.”…

Former CDC Vaccine Board Members Dismissed by RFK Jr. Say He’s “Critically Weakened” the Vaccine Program

On Monday, the 17 former members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), who were dismissed earlier this month by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., published an op-ed decrying that decision, noting that action and his questionable replacements for the board would leave the… Source

Fired ACIP members: RFK Jr. has ‘critically weakened’ U.S. vaccine program

All 17 former ACIP members join in assessment in new JAMA editorial.

Sanders calls for investigation into vaccine committee firings

WASHINGTON – After Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired every member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ranking member of the…

Could Kennedy's vaccine advisory board purge lead to reduced vaccine choice?

HHS Secretary Kennedy's decision to purge all 17 members of the CDC vaccine advisory board concerns public health experts. Some fear a new board will change vaccine recommendations, leading to reduced access for all and a surge in vaccine-preventable diseases.

RFK Jr.’s firing of little-known committee members could mean families can’t afford vaccines

Since the 1990s, American children whose parents can't afford to pay for vaccines have gotten them for free, once an expert committee determined the shots were safe and cost-effective.