Pressure Builds on Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Ahead of First Meeting
- The newly formed vaccine advisory committee, appointed by the head of the U.S. health department, held its inaugural meeting on June 25 in Boston amid heightened scrutiny.
- Kennedy dismissed the previous 17-member expert committee earlier in June and handpicked eight replacements, many accused of lacking vaccine expertise and possible bias.
- Senator Bill Cassidy and Senator Elizabeth Warren criticized the replacements for conflicts of interest and called for postponing the meeting until balanced expertise is restored.
- Kennedy defended the purge as correcting a panel 'plagued with persistent conflicts of interest' but has not acted on recent CDC vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant women.
- The meeting's outcome could affect future vaccine guidance amid public skepticism and ongoing debates over COVID-19 and flu vaccines, raising concerns about vaccine access and safety.
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new group of vaccine advisers began its first meeting Wednesday under intense scrutiny from medical experts concerned about Americans' access to the vaccine.
Controversy Intensifies as Kennedy Reshapes Vaccine Advisory Panel
Controversy Intensifies as Kennedy Reshapes Vaccine Advisory Panel The United States vaccine advisory panel, now led by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has come under intense scrutiny following its first meeting. Kennedy, known for his controversial stance on vaccines, dismissed all previous members of the CDC's vaccine advisory panel, replacing them with his chosen eight.This shake-up is already producing palpable tension. Dr. Mich…
Kennedy's new vaccine advisers meet for first time - American Press
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers began their first meeting Wednesday under intense scrutiny from medical experts worried about Americans’ access to lifesaving shots. First on the agenda is an awkward scenario: Kennedy already announced COVID-19 vaccines will no longer be recommended for healthy children or pregnant women, and his new advisers aren’t scheduled to vote on whether they agree. Yet government scienti…
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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine advisors all appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met for the first time Wednesday.Their future recommendations could upend vaccine policy in the U.S. and affect immunization availability for a number of diseases.The new slate of seven advisors was appointed after Kennedy fired all 17 members of the previous committee.Kennedy originally appointed eigh…
RFK Jr.’s New CDC Panel to Review Childhood Vaccine Schedule
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine panel is adding new subcommittees to review the current childhood immunization schedule and examine shots that haven’t been studied in at least seven years, its chairman said Wednesday.
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