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RFK Jr. Set to Add New Members to Influential CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced the CDC's vaccine advisory panel members with skeptics amid concerns about conflicts of interest and vaccine policy influence, affecting public health guidance.
- The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services plans to nominate as many as seven individuals to join the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices before its meeting scheduled for September 18-19.
- Kennedy removed all 17 prior ACIP members in June, citing persistent conflicts of interest, a rationale disputed by a University of Southern California review finding historically low conflicts.
- The new nominees include known vaccine skeptics such as Dr. Joseph Fraiman, who co-authored a criticized 2022 study alleging excess serious adverse events from mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.
- The upcoming ACIP meeting will discuss COVID-19, hepatitis B, measles-mumps-rubella-varicella, and respiratory syncytial virus vaccines amid calls from some Congress members to delay.
- Kennedy's unprecedented panel overhaul raises concerns about potential impacts on vaccine policy and access, with critics warning the changes could limit availability, especially in underserved communities.
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Time Magazine
DNyuzExclusive: Inside the CDC Exodus and RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Crusade
As head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to lead with “radical transparency,” follow “gold-standard science,” and maintain vaccine access. But top officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tell TIME that Kennedy has done only the opposite—prompting them to resign in late August from the agency. Their accounts include previously unreported details about the …
RFK Jr. set to add new members to influential CDC vaccine advisory panel
US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to appoint as many as seven new members to an influential vaccine advisory panel to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a former federal official who said they had seen a list of names under consideration.
MedPage Today
Anti-Aging, Acupuncture and Health NewsRFK Jr. Picks 7 New Members for CDC's Vaccine Panel: Here's What We Know
(MedPage Today) -- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has chosen seven new members for the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), according to information obtained by MedPage Today's editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD. ACIP...
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