#Latest news with #vaccineConfidenceWashington Post2 days agoHealthWashington PostWhere to go for accurate, up-to-date vaccine informationYou're reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to navigate medical and public health challenges. Click here to get the full newsletter in your inbox, including answers to reader questions and a summary of new scientific research. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision this week to fire 17 independent experts on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel — and replace them with people with limited expertise and questionable views — was not unexpected. In November, I warned that such a takeover and the subsequent replacement of experts with vaccine skeptics could be part of the now-Health and Human Services secretary's playbook to undermine vaccine confidence.
Washington Post2 days agoHealthWashington PostWhere to go for accurate, up-to-date vaccine informationYou're reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to navigate medical and public health challenges. Click here to get the full newsletter in your inbox, including answers to reader questions and a summary of new scientific research. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision this week to fire 17 independent experts on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel — and replace them with people with limited expertise and questionable views — was not unexpected. In November, I warned that such a takeover and the subsequent replacement of experts with vaccine skeptics could be part of the now-Health and Human Services secretary's playbook to undermine vaccine confidence.
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