US EditionOusted vaccine panel members say rigorous science is being abandoned
WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES, JUL 31 – Senate Democrats probe RFK Jr.'s firing of all 17 CDC vaccine experts and replacement with skeptics, raising concerns about vaccine policy integrity and public health risks.
- Senator Bernie Sanders launched an investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s dismissal of all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices , criticizing it as a dangerous move against public health.
- The former ACIP members expressed fears that the removal could lead to confusion and decreased vaccine uptake, jeopardizing public health safety.
- Senators warned that Kennedy's actions could lead to a resurgence in vaccine-preventable diseases and that fewer Americans would have access to vaccines.
- Kennedy's new committee includes individuals with ties to anti-vaccine organizations, which has raised concerns among Senate Democrats about its impact on vaccine policy and public trust.
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Former vaccine panel ousted by RFK Jr. says scientific rigor is "rapidly eroding"
All 17 experts from the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices who were replaced last month by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called the health secretary's new picks "inexperienced and biased."
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Ousted vaccine panel members say rigorous science is being abandoned
The 17 experts who were ousted from a government vaccine committee last month say they have little faith in what the panel has become, and have outlined possible alternative ways to make U.S. vaccine policy.
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