US EditionHHS Further Constrains Certain Vaccine Advisers to the CDC, Limiting Their Input in Evidence Reviews
FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUG 1 – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. barred major medical groups from CDC vaccine advisory workgroups to reduce conflicts of interest, officials said.
- On July 31, 2025, HHS notified roughly 30 medical organizations via email that they would be excluded from the CDC's vaccine advisory committee workgroups.
- This move followed Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s June removal of all 17 ACIP members and replacement with eight of his own appointees amid claims of bias and conflict of interest in the prior panel.
- The excluded organizations expressed deep disappointment and alarm, stating the removal of their expertise harms the vaccine review process and undermines trust in vaccines.
- HHS communications director Andrew Nixon said the previous ACIP was pressured to conform to vaccine orthodoxy, and the department is fulfilling a promise to prevent conflicts of interest from tainting recommendations.
- The exclusion is causing concern over the disruption of longstanding vaccine recommendation processes and may prompt medical groups to issue independent guidance and seek alternative oversight structures.
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