Kennedy names 8 vaccine committee replacements, including COVID shot critic
Source: AP
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week.
They include a scientist who researched mRNA vaccine technology and transformed into a conservative darling for his criticisms of COVID-19 vaccines, and a leading critic of pandemic-era lockdowns.
Kennedy’s decision to “retire” the previous 17-member panel was widely decried by doctors’ groups and public health organizations, who feared the advisers would be replaced by a group aligned with Kennedy’s desire to reassess — and possibly end — longstanding vaccination recommendations.
The new appointees to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices include Dr. Robert Malone, the former mRNA researcher who emerged as a close adviser to Kennedy during the measles outbreak.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/cdc-acip-vaccine-committee-9f58e1f004075b081718ff078de88d76
NEW: After firing expert scientists on the CDC's vaccine advisory committee, RFK Jr. has named their replacements.
— Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran.com) 2025-06-11T21:31:13.157Z
The new committee contains many figures known for spreading disinformation about vaccines and COVID including Robert Malone and Martin Kulldorff.
This is bad.
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