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The Health and Human Services secretary said he is "retiring" all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, which helps set recommendations for vaccines.
Multiple new members have voiced anti-vaccine views that are not based in scientific evidence. Their actions could shape the way insurers, doctors and the public make decisions about immunizations.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight new members to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday, including several anti-vaccine proponents, after dismissing all 17 existing advisers.
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KFF Health News on MSNJournalists Assess RFK Jr.’s Remaking of Vaccine Committee and Trend of Kids Caring for EldersKFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.