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 CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices .
- Kennedy cited federal reports revealing conflicts of interest among members who received funding from vaccine companies, leading to doubts about the committee's impartiality.
- He named eight new members to ACIP on June 11 to replace the fired group, with the new panel expected to meet at CDC headquarters from June 25 to 27.
- Public health leaders called the purge unprecedented, warning it will erode trust, fuel confusion, and threaten vaccine-preventable disease control amid ongoing measles outbreaks and declining vaccination rates.
- This decision risks politicizing vaccine guidance and public health, potentially increasing preventable illnesses and undermining decades of evidence-based immunization achievements.
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Bobby Kennedy Is on Right Track, He Should Be Applauded
An ACIP panel that includes individuals who have shown a willingness to challenge conventional wisdom on vaccines and other health measures is more likely to get to the truth than one solely comprised of ‘vaccine enthusiasts.'
Here’s what food and drug regulation might look like under the Trump administration
Earlier this week, two new leaders of the US Food and Drug Administration published a list of priorities for the agency. Both Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad are controversial figures in the science community. They were generally highly respected academics until the covid pandemic, when their contrarian opinions on masking, vaccines, and lockdowns turned many of their colleagues off them. Given all this, along with recent mass firings of FDA emplo…
'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 …
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JingletreeRFK Jr. Is Barely Even Pretending Anymore
America’s anti-vaccine era is truly beginning.
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.
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