US EditionKennedy rewrites rules for membership on US vaccine advisory panel
The revised charter widens acceptable specialties and requires at least two members with experience treating or advocating for people injured by vaccines.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is overhauling regulations for ACIP following a court decision questioning his previous appointees' qualifications.
- Judge Brian Murphy previously criticized Kennedy's strategy for rebuilding the committee, finding appointees lacked necessary expertise and violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
- New renewal notices now emphasize "geographic balance" and specialty areas, shifting away from strict scientific requirements following draft proposals from ICAN and lawyer Aaron Siri.
- Proposed rules specify that members should have expertise "Deemed relevant by the Secretary. But, it specifically states that" at least two members shall have direct experience advocating for those injured by vaccines.
- Spokesperson Andrew Nixon insists these amendments are standard procedural updates, though The Department failed to respond to inquiries from Ars Technica regarding the renewal.
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Kennedy rewrites rules for membership on US vaccine advisory panel
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is rewriting the rules of membership for a key vaccine advisory panel, according to a document published by his department on Monday, after a judge last month declared most of his prior selections unqualified and put their decisions on hold.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Rewrites Vaccine Advisory Rules Amid Controversy
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RFK Jr rewrites membership rules for ACIP after court ruling
The change comes after U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy ruled the committee was unlawfully reconstituted when Kennedy replaced the previous members with his own experts last year and that only six members were qualified.
RFK Jr. rewrites rules for membership on US vaccine advisory panel
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is rewriting the rules of membership for a key vaccine advisory panel, according to a document published by his department on Monday, after a judge last month declared most of his prior selections unqualified and put their decisions on hold. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises...
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