The CDC and RFK Jr. just hired anti-vaccine activist and author Mark Blaxill as a senior adviser, in the wake of President Donald Trump tying Tylenol to autism.

The CDC’s vaccine panel, ACIP, changed its recommendations for childhood vaccines and COVID-19 shots, further limiting access. HHS Secretary RFK Jr. reformed ACIP this year to include doctors and researchers who have publicly questioned vaccine safety.

The group was chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid controversy. It's changed guidance for for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox shots and deferred proposed changes to hepatitis B.

On Sept. 18, the vaccine advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to change its recommendation on the combined vaccine for chickenpox and measles, mumps and rubella,

Key Takeaways A key CDC panel recommended that people 65+ and adults with a qualifying health condition who want the COVID vaccine discuss the benefits and risks of vaccination with a healthcare provider.

The group voted to make people who want a COVID shot to be briefed on harms and benefits, but in a close vote, it failed to pass a proposal that states should require people to get a prescription.

CDC panel shifts COVID vaccine policy to individual choice, dividing Southern Nevada residents on personal freedom vs. public health concerns.

The unorthodox decision follows a chaotic, unconventional voting process for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), whose 12 members were all appointed under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the last few months. Many have expressed skepticism about the safety and efficacy of vaccines.

The DeKalb County mom was among a couple of dozen people outside the CDC voicing support for Kennedy, the vaccine skeptic now overseeing the federal health agency. They endured some catcalls and a few horns from passersby as they pushed back against the scientific doctrine of the CDC.

Danish researcher Poul Thorsen was arrested for allegedly stealing grant money from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but social media posts claiming his indictment invalidates a paper he co-authored showing no link between the Measles,

Only people 65 and over or with underlying health conditions should get the shots, the advisory group recommended. There may be insurance roadblocks for others.