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RFK Jr. names new vaccine advisers after firing earlier advisory committee

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RFK Jr. names new vaccine advisers after firing earlier advisory committee

U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight members to serve on a key panel of vaccine advisers after abruptly firing all 17 sitting members of the independent panel of experts. They will sit on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP). Eight is the minimum … Read more

RFK Jr. ousts CDC’s whole vaccine advisory committee

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RFK Jr. ousts CDC’s whole vaccine advisory committee

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on how to use vaccines and pledged to replace them with his own picks. Major physicians and public health groups criticized the move to oust all 17 members of … Read more