RFK Jr. names 8 new members to CDC vaccine committee
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One of the ACIP members fired by Robert Kennedy Jr. was acclaimed health behavior researcher Noel Brewer, who works at UNC.
HHS Secretary Kennedy announced the removal of all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. His actions threaten to derail the work of a distinguished 61-year-old body of physicians,
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday he is removing all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee.
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which can have up to 19 members, was established in 1964 to advise the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on what vaccines should be recommended for children and adults. For example, it recommends how many doses of a vaccine should be given at what ages. It also monitors vaccine safety.
U.S. health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to replace all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine experts panel is facing pushback.
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