US EditionKennedy's picks for vaccine advisory panel raise concerns about anti-vaccine bias
UNITED STATES, JUN 19 – Kennedy replaced all 17 vaccine experts with eight new members critical of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, raising concerns about declining vaccination rates and public health risks.
- On June 9, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members of the vaccine advisory panel overseeing CDC vaccine guidelines.
- Kennedy justified the dismissal by alleging widespread conflicts of interest among committee members and criticized the panel's role.
- Kennedy replaced the panel with eight new appointees, many known for opposing COVID-19 measures and vaccine mandates, raising public health concerns.
- Vaccination rates are declining, risking outbreaks of diseases like measles, polio, and whooping cough with predictions that cases may rise rapidly.
- Health experts warn Kennedy's actions risk increasing preventable disease harm and deaths while undermining vaccine trust and established immunization programs.
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On June 9, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fired all 17 members of a key panel of medical and science experts overseeing the use of vaccines for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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(NewsNation) — New polling from the Economist and YouGov found that 50% of Americans disapprove of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decisions regarding a key vaccine advisory committee. The same polling found that a supermajority of Americans, 76%, say vaccines in general are safe. Kennedy fired the entire vaccine advisory panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, replacing the 17 members with eight new ones, some of whom …
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