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Bloomberg
7 hours ago
- Health
- Bloomberg
RFK Jr. Says He Won't Put Anti-Vaxxers on Key Vaccine Panel
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged to bring in 'highly credentialed physicians' and 'not anti-vaxxers' to fill newly vacant slots on an influential committee that advises the US government on vaccine policy. Kennedy made the remarks roughly 24 hours after he abruptly dismissed all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in an unprecedented move he said was needed to restore public confidence in vaccine science. The new members will be in place before the panel's next scheduled meeting that starts June 25, Kennedy said Tuesday.
The Guardian
a day ago
- Health
- The Guardian
RFK Jr to remove all members of CDC panel advising on US vaccines
The health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, is getting rid of all members sitting on a key US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts and reconstituting the committee, he said on Monday. Kennedy is retiring and replacing all 17 members of the CDC's advisory committee for immunization practices, he wrote in piece published in the Wall Street Journal. 'Without removing the current members, the current Trump administration would not have been able to appoint a majority of new members until 2028,' Kennedy wrote. More details soon …
Bloomberg
21-05-2025
- Health
- Bloomberg
The Sugar Industry Had Dodged RFK Jr.'s Health Drive — Until Now
By and Will Kubzansky Save Sugar producers thought they had escaped Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again agenda. After all, the health secretary had spent much of his time fighting things like pesticides, seed oils and colorings. If anything, his criticism of high-fructose corn syrup could have benefited sugar consumption.
