US EditionRFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines
- On Monday, the head of the Department of Health removed all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee and committed to appointing new members ahead of the panel’s June 25-27 meeting in Atlanta.
- Kennedy cited conflicts of interest among panel members and criticized the committee’s unanimous vaccine approvals, while experts say the removal breaks established review processes.
- The panel, appointed mostly during the Biden administration, guides CDC vaccine use and influences insurance coverage and free vaccine programs for uninsured children.
- Kennedy stated the prior panel was conflicted, but critics call the move a dangerous politicization risking increased vaccine-preventable diseases amid recent measles outbreaks infecting over 1,000 unvaccinated people and causing three deaths.
- Major health groups warn the overhaul will undermine public trust, and some lawmakers express concern that the new committee could be less knowledgeable and more skeptical of vaccines.
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Former CDC director reacts to RFK Jr.'s firing of entire vaccine advisory panel
The abrupt removal of all of the members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has sparked outrage and worry among many public health experts. That includes the American Medical Association, which called for a Senate investigation into Kennedy today. Geoff Bennett has reaction from Dr. Tom Frieden, a former director of the CDC.
‘A Clean Sweep’: RFK Jr. Fires 17 Members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices » The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
On Monday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that detailed his plan to remove all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices from their positions. Through this action, Kennedy has enabled the Trump administration to select an entirely new panel that will meet at the end of this month. Kennedy’s decision is aimed at restoring the public’s trust in the Americ…
Breaking: RFK Jr. Removes All Members of CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee
by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D.Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D., Childrens Health Defense: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced late today that he is retiring all 17 members of the CDC vaccine advisory committee. “A clean sweep is needed to re-establish public confidence in vaccine science,” Kennedy wrote in an op-ed published today in The Wall Street Journal. […]
RFK, Jr. dismisses all members of CDC vaccine advisory board
by WorldTribune Staff, June 10, 2025 Real World News All 17 members of the panel of experts which makes vaccine policy recommendations to the CDC were removed from their positions on Monday by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “A clean sweep is necessary to reestablish public confidence in vaccine science,” […]
RFK Jr. removes all 17 members of vaccine advisory committee * WorldNetDaily * by Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed all 17 members of a key committee that assesses and recommends vaccines. Kennedy wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Monday saying he was “taking a bold step in restoring public trust by totally reconstituting the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices.” “We are retiring the 17 current members of the committee, some of whom were last-minute appointees of the Biden adm…
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