The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a sweeping reorganization of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the body responsible for making vaccine recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed all 17 members of the committee and will appoint new experts to take their place.
The move, according to Kennedy, is aimed at rebuilding public confidence in federal vaccine policy and ensuring that advisory decisions are made independently and transparently.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Overhauls CDC Vaccine Panel, Removes All 17 Members
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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week.
The new appointees to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices include Dr. Robert Malone, the former mRNA researcher who emerged as a close adviser to Kennedy during the measles outbreak.
Malone, who runs a wellness institute and a popular blog, rose to popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic as he relayed theories around the outbreak and the vaccines that followed. He has appeared on podcasts and other conservative news outlets where he’s promoted unproven and alternative treatments for measles and COVID-19.
The new appointees to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices include Dr. Robert Malone, the former mRNA researcher who emerged as a close adviser to Kennedy during the measles outbreak.
Malone, who runs a wellness institute and a popular blog, rose to popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic as he relayed theories around the outbreak and the vaccines that followed. He has appeared on podcasts and other conservative news outlets where he’s promoted unproven and alternative treatments for measles and COVID-19.
Re: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Overhauls CDC Vaccine Panel, Removes All 17 Members
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee is set to meet for the first time since Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the entire panel and appointed his own hand-selected members.
Earlier this month, Kennedy removed all 17 sitting members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and appointed eight new members, some of whom have been critics of shots -- especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ACIP will meet on Wednesday, June 25, and Thursday, June 26, to review scientific data on some vaccines and vote on some fall recommendations.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is calling for the delay of the meeting, however, suggesting that a now smaller, less qualified panel shouldn't convene.
Earlier this month, Kennedy removed all 17 sitting members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and appointed eight new members, some of whom have been critics of shots -- especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ACIP will meet on Wednesday, June 25, and Thursday, June 26, to review scientific data on some vaccines and vote on some fall recommendations.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is calling for the delay of the meeting, however, suggesting that a now smaller, less qualified panel shouldn't convene.
Re: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Overhauls CDC Vaccine Panel, Removes All 17 Members
WTF is all this? Listen to Bobby Kennedy run through some of the ridiculous studies previously being funded by the NIH:
$2.2 million to study the effects of exogenous testosterone therapy on communication in gender diverse speakers. WHAT?
$3 million on vaping social media campaigns targeted towards sexual gender minorities aged 13-18.
$1 million on sexual fluidity and longitudinal changes in alcohol misuse.
He says there were THOUSANDS of studies just like this. What an absolute joke.
$2.2 million to study the effects of exogenous testosterone therapy on communication in gender diverse speakers. WHAT?
$3 million on vaping social media campaigns targeted towards sexual gender minorities aged 13-18.
$1 million on sexual fluidity and longitudinal changes in alcohol misuse.
He says there were THOUSANDS of studies just like this. What an absolute joke.