17 Vaccine Advisory Members Ousted by RFK Jr.
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Kennedy last week announced he would "retire" the entire panel that guides U.S. vaccine policy. He also quietly removed Dr. Melinda Wharton — the veteran Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official who coordinated the committee's meetings.
The former ACIP members are “deeply concerned that these destabilizing decisions may roll back the achievements of US immunization policy.”
Robert F. Kennedy’s purge of a federal advisory committee tasked with developing recommendations on how to use vaccines includes members from two Connecticut universities.
Offit has served on committees that advise the federal government on the use of vaccines. Earlier this week, Kennedy ignited controversy for dismissing all the members of one advising the CDC.