US EditionKennedy names 8 vaccine committee replacements, including COVID shot critic
- On June 9, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members of the vaccine advisory committee ACIP and named eight new members days later.
- Kennedy cited federal reports alleging conflicts of interest and claimed a clean sweep was needed to restore public trust amid declining childhood vaccination rates.
- Medical groups and experts condemned the firings as unprecedented and dangerous, warning it will worsen confusion and erode trust in vaccine science and public health.
- The new ACIP members will attend the committee's next scheduled meeting June 25-27 at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, though impacts on vaccine policy remain unclear.
- Critics say this politicizes vaccine decisions, risks public health by undermining evidence-based guidance, and endangers prevention of outbreaks like measles fueled by falling vaccination rates.
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'Damage': WSJ's conservative editors scorch RFK and his 'eccentric' new crew
The Wall Street Journal editorial board trashed Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for appointing a slew of anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists to one of the nation's most important vaccine advisory boards in a blistering takedown published on Thursday evening. "We didn’t think anyone could do more to damage trust in public health institutions than Anthony Fauci, but Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is giving it a whirl," wrote the …
The Atlantic
JingletreeThe True Beginning of America’s Anti-Vaccine Era
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accepted his new position as health secretary, he made a big show of distancing himself from his past life. “News reports have claimed that I am anti-vaccine or anti-industry,” Kennedy, who has for decades promoted the debunked notion that vaccines cause autism and has baselessly sown doubt over the ability of the U.S. government to vet shots, said at his confirmation hearing in January. “I am neither. I am pro-safety.…
Who are RFK Jr.'s picks for CDC vaccine advisory panel?
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced eight new advisers to serve on the CDC's vaccine recommendation panel after firing all 17 sitting members earlier this week. CBS News health reporter Alex Tin has the details.
RFK Jr’s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific integrity of health recommendations
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices played a key role in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images On June 11, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a slate of eight new members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on national vaccine policy. The announcement, made on the social media platform X, co…
The Daily Gazette
arcamax.comDo Americans approve of how RFK Jr. is handling his job? What a new poll found
Most Americans are not happy with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s performance as secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to new polling, which comes four months into his tenure overseeing America’s vast health care bureaucracy. In the latest Quinnipiac…
AMA calls for senate investigation into RFK's move to overhaul key CDC vaccine advisory committee
The American Medical Association is calling for an investigation into Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to upend a major vaccine advisory committee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an emergency resolution, the AMA, based in Chicago, asked the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to investigate Kennedy’s move on Monday to remove all 17 members of the Advisory Committe…
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