RFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines

Ex-surgeon general on vaccine panel overhauled by RFK Jr.

A shift in a key vaccine advisory committee has raised alarms among public health experts. The ACIP routinely makes recommendations to the CDC. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired every prior member of the panel and appointed seven new ones. They just finished a two-day meeting pushing for a new direction. Geoff Bennett discussed more with former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams.

Op-Ed: ACIP vaccine committee shakeup is welcome news

Secretary of HHS, Robert Kennedy Jr. announced on June 10 that he would be pressing the reset button on CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, aka ACIP, by replacing all

Panel picked by RFK Jr. will scrutinize the vaccine schedule for kids

In its first meeting with an entirely new roster in place, a federal panel that helps craft vaccine policy in the U.S. revealed its plans to scrutinize the safety of the childhood vaccine schedule and other priorities that reflect longstanding concerns for Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr.The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, kicked off its two-day meeting on Wednesday morning at the Centers for Dis…

Fred Wheeler column: Wholesale firing of ACIP experts is troubling

As a retired pediatrician, I am extremely concerned about what Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health and Human Services, is doing in firing all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which makes recommendations on immunizations.

No Changes Planned for FDA’s Vaccine Advisory Committee ‘At This Time’: Spokesperson

There are no plans to remove any members of the panel that advises the Food and Drug Administration on vaccines, a spokesperson said on June 20. “At this time, no decisions have been made regarding changes to the membership of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC),” the spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email. The spokesperson also said that the Department of Health and Human Services, headed by Hea…

The Government Has a New Vaccine Advisory Panel, and I’m Concerned About What They Might Do Next Week

The CDC used to have a vaccine advisory panel made of well-respected experts. This panel, ACIP, would meet to vote on which vaccines should be recommended by the government, which means insurance companies have to cover them. But these experts were all abruptly dismissed earlier this month, and now their replacements are set to meet June 25, with votes planned for RSV, flu shots, and somewhat perplexingly, thimerosal.