US EditionKennedy Is a Shot in the Arm for the Anti-Vaccine Movement
UNITED STATES, JUN 30 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new CDC vaccine advisory panel, comprising mostly antivaccine advocates, voted to remove thimerosal from flu vaccines and to review the childhood immunization schedule.
- On June 25-26, RFK Jr.’s reconstituted ACIP held its first public meeting in Chicago, discussing childhood immunization schedules and older vaccines.
- In late May, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed all 17 ACIP members to restore public trust, replacing them with handpicked proxies citing the need for confidence rebuilding.
- RFK Jr.'s reconstituted ACIP, with members opposing mRNA vaccines and recommending thimerosal removal, passed 6–1; Dr. Cody Meissner dissented, citing influenza risks.
- Following the committee’s reconstitution, CDC virus surveillance leader resigned warning ‘people are going to die,’ and at least two CDC staff left amid critics’ concerns over antivaccine influence.
- The next ACIP meeting in October will omit the fall Covid booster discussion, with recommendations shaping U.S. vaccination policy and pending CDC Director confirmation potentially altering activities.
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