RFK may replace entire panel of CDC vaccine advisors again, ally lets slip
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An RFK ally indicated that RFK may replace the entire CDC vaccine advisory panel.
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Changes to vaccine advisory panel members could affect which vaccines are recommended and how vaccine safety data is evaluated, potentially influencing your family's vaccination decisions.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s ally claimed Thursday that the CDC's vaccine advisory panel would be entirely reconstituted, but retracted the statement hours later, calling it merely a possibility. Kennedy had previously fired all 17 original experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and replaced them with members who hold anti-vaccine views, leading the new panel to vote to roll back the CDC's evidence-based vaccine guidance. A federal judge issued a temporary injunction Monday blocking Kennedy's appointees and their votes after finding they were improperly appointed and lacked required procedural steps. The injunction came after a lawsuit by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups challenging Kennedy's anti-vaccine efforts.
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