US EditionCDC Vaccine Panel Vote Has Lawmakers, Former Staff on Edge
The committee, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is considering delaying childhood vaccines and revising schedules despite widespread scientific opposition and public health concerns.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s handpicked Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices panel opened Thursday in the United States to consider changes to the childhood vaccine schedule.
- Amid the reshuffle, the US vaccine panel, with some members sympathetic to skeptics, prompted concerns that ideology may overshadow science.
- Amesh Adalja told AFP that `RFK doesn't get rewarded when he prevents perinatal Hepatitis B, he gets rewarded when he panders to the anti-vax movement`, criticizing the agenda on Thursday's ACIP vote.
- Experts including Syra Madad warned the votes could prompt unnecessary confusion among parents, with Madad telling AFP that shifting the vaccine schedule "is like pulling bricks out of the foundation of public health" risking collapse across communities in America.
- Beyond votes, officials warn revised recommendations could restrict federal vaccine funding for low‑income families, with ACIP members saying they 'welcome scientific critique,' according to sources.
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RFK Jr panelists make initial changes to childhood vaccine schedule
A US medical panel handpicked by President Donald Trump's health secretary made its first alteration to the standard childhood vaccine schedule on Thursday, as public health experts fear more changes that flout prevailing medical advice are in the pipeline.
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