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RFK Jr. Says He Won't Put Anti-Vaxxers on Key Vaccine Panel
RFK Jr. Says He Won't Put Anti-Vaxxers on Key Vaccine Panel

Bloomberg

time7 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.

RFK Jr to remove all members of CDC panel advising on US vaccines
RFK Jr to remove all members of CDC panel advising on US vaccines

The Guardian

timea 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 …

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