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6 former ACIP chairs share their concerns. They were quite clear that tremendous damage had been done. www.statnews.com/2025/06/20/acip-cdc-vaccine-advisory-committee-chairs-warn-threats-immunization-science-licensure/

Thank you to @dwallacewells for featuring our work (led by @jeremyfaust) on the political divides of vaccine exemptions. "It is a war from above on public health — and public trust." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/opinion/kennedy-vaccine-panel.html pic.x.com/Lug1SsuSnP

“If the committee votes to remove thimerosal from vaccines, manufacturers will have to create and ship single doses, which some manufacturers may not be able to do” www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-18/rfk-jr-weighs-review-of-dozens-of-shots-citing-aluminum-use

"It's not clear why thimerosal is up for a vote or discussion, unless the goal is to repeat an old anti-vaccine trope that the data does not support - that thimerosal in vaccines is harmful - and use it as a messaging point," www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/cdcs-vaccine-advisory-committee-vote-rsv-flu-shots-2025-06-18/