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Former CDC advisers say they are ‘deeply concerned’ RFK Jr.’s actions will critically weaken US vaccine program
Seventeen vaccine experts who were dismissed from a federal advisory panel last week say they are worried that recent moves ...
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 ...
Fired members say Kennedy's vaccine panel shake-up weakens US immunization program
The ousted members of a key panel of vaccine experts said on Monday that U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s purge ...
Kennedy names new members of CDC vaccine advisory panel days after removing previous advisers
Just two days after retiring the entirety of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel, US ...
CDC official overseeing COVID hospitalization data resigns in protest
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official who led the agency's network to study hospitalization trends from ...
'Manufactured chaos': Kennedy guts CDC's vaccine panel of independent experts
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices helps the agency make recommendations on who should get certain vaccines.
Kennedy's new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines, spread misinformation
RFK dismissed the CDC's scientific vaccine advisers. His appointees for replacements are raising concerns about vaccine ...
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Illinois Health Officials Raise Concerns Over Changes to CDC Vaccine Committee
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last week announced he would “retire” the entire panel that guides U.S. vaccine policy.
CDC staff and retired workers call for Kennedy’s resignation in a protest outside headquarters
The demonstration came a day after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gutted a federal vaccine safety panel and vowed to ...
US CDC official in charge of COVID, RSV data resigns ahead of vaccine meeting
A U.S. government scientist who oversees the team responsible for collecting data on COVID-19 and RSV hospitalizations used ...
‘Undermining trust’: Kennedy’s promises on vaccines put to the test
Kennedy Jr. promised he would not discourage people from getting vaccines or make the shots “difficult” to access. Now that the longtime anti-vaccine activist has the job, he’s putting his promise to ...