17 Vaccine Advisory Members Ousted by RFK Jr.
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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., abruptly removes all 17 sitting members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). An epidemiologist explains
The new composition of the committee reflects what can happen when ideology and cronyism replace competence, expertise, and proper vetting. The result: The replacement of evidence-based vaccine policy with ideology-driven decision-making will affect public health negatively for generations to come.
One of the ACIP members fired by Robert Kennedy Jr. was acclaimed health behavior researcher Noel Brewer, who works at UNC.
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