US EditionRFK Jr. Taps New Members, Including Self-Described ‘Anti-Vaxxer,’ for Advisory Panel
Kennedy's appointments deepen vaccine skepticism on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, influencing federal vaccine guidance amid ongoing schedule changes and legal challenges.
- On Jan. 13, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed Dr. Adam Urato and Dr. Kimberly Biss, two obstetrician-gynecologists, to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
- Kennedy reshaped the committee after firing the previous ACIP panel, citing persistent conflicts of interest, and Jim O'Neill said President Donald J. Trump asked for the childhood schedule to reflect 'gold-standard science'.
- Public records show both appointees have at times challenged medical consensus; Dr. Kimberly Biss claimed COVID-19 vaccines caused menstrual issues and testified in a 2023 congressional hearing, while Dr. Adam Urato questioned vaccines in pregnancy and SSRIs, filing an FDA petition.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association sued to stop the next ACIP meeting and vacate Jan. 5 schedule changes, while at least 17 states plan to follow AAP guidance with a federal court hearing on Feb. 13.
- The altered schedule reduces universal recommendations from 18 to 11 after Kennedy reversed newborn hepatitis B timing without consulting advisers, and ACIP limited COVID shots to people 65 and older.
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RFK Jr. taps new members, including self-described ‘anti-vaxxer,’ for advisory panel
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the appointment of two new members to a key federal vaccine advisory panel, one of whom has described herself as an “anti-vaxxer.” Kennedy announced he had selected two OB/GYNs to join the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Centers for Disease Control…
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Appoints New Members To Vaccine Advisory Panel * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the appointment of two new members to the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). RFK Jr. added two obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs) to the vaccine advisory panel. HHS provided a bio of the two new members: “Adam Urato, M.D., Obstetrician and Gynecologist specializing in Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Dr. Urato has held academic appointments at Harvard Medic…
Kennedy adds vaccine advisory panel members with histories of opposition to vaccines, antidepressants in pregnancy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed two members to the CDC's vaccine advisory committee who have challenged medical consensus on vaccines and antidepressants in pregnancy.
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