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RFK Jr. recently removed 17 people from a CDC vaccine panel. Now they're speaking out
The 17 members of a federal vaccine advisory committee, who were ousted last week, argued their abrupt dismissal has "left ...
Hiltzik: With slate of anti-vaccine moves, RFK Jr. steps up his assault on public health
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. places anti-vaxxers in control of U.S. vaccine policy, slandering an actual expert along ...
RFK Jr’s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific integrity of health recommendations
(THE CONVERSATION) On June 11, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a slate of eight new members to serve ...
RFK Jr. fired all 17 members of key vaccine committee ACIP. What exactly does that mean?
A fired committee member who served on the panel since July 2024 said the decision to fire him and his colleagues came from ...
Wisconsin health officials say RFK Jr. 'destroying trust' with purge of CDC vaccine panel
Kennedy announced he had fired all 17 members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee and would replace them with new members ...
RFK Jr. picks new members of influential vaccine committee after purge
Kennedy said the picks will demand “definitive safety and efficacy data” for vaccine recommendations. His choices include ...
How vaccine critics appointed by RFK Jr. could limit access to shots
Staff who provide data to the vaccine panel have been pushed aside, according to health officials, raising doubts about the ...
Who are RFK Jr.’s new vaccine advisers? Panel of 8 includes COVID skeptics, conspiracy theorists
Of the eight named by Kennedy, perhaps the most experienced in vaccine policy is Meissner, an expert in pediatric infectious ...
CDC official overseeing COVID hospitalization data resigns after RFK Jr.'s vaccine orders
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official who led the agency's network to study hospitalization trends from infectious diseases like COVID-19 has resigned in protest following Health and ...
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Louisiana's Bill Cassidy largely stays silent on RFK Jr.'s new vaccination appointments
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is mostly keeping quiet on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's recent appointments to a top ...
RFK Jr. ousts every member of CDC vaccine advisory committee
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sensationally ousted every member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the ...
What may be next for CDC's vaccine advisory committee after RFK Jr. removed all its members?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently removed all 17 sitting members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. Who could be on the committee next and what changes may be coming?