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RFK Jr. picks 8 for vaccine panel

RFK Jr. taps allies and COVID vaccine critics among picks for CDC advisory panel. Here's who's on the list.

Kennedy's picks circumvented the usual CDC process for selecting members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. In previous administrations, career agency officials — not political leaders — vetted potential experts before forwarding them to the department for the secretary's approval.

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RFK Jr. taps eight new members for CDC's vaccine advisory panel

The new members include well-known vaccine skeptics and others who have been critical of Covid vaccines or pandemic interventions like lockdowns.

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How RFK, Jr.’s Dismissal of CDC Immunization Committee Panelists Will Affect America’s Vaccine Access

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

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HHS budget proposal eliminates CDC's chronic disease, global health centers in favor of new "MAHA" agency

The proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services slashes CDC and NIH funding in favor of the new ...

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The CDC’s injury center is saving lives — but for how much longer?

Eliminating the injury center would be akin to pulling firefighters off the scene while the fire is still burning.

Q&A: Ex-CDC chief on the future of lead poisoning prevention efforts after Trump cuts

"We're turning back the clock in a very dangerous way," said Paul Allwood, whose team at the CDC was eliminated in April.

Palantir’s Collection of Disease Data at C.D.C. Stirs Privacy Concerns

U.S. and state officials say the consolidation of the public health agency’s vast trove of information could expose patients ...

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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 ...

RFK Jr’s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific integrity of health recommendations

On June 11, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a slate of eight new members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the Centers for Disease ...

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