Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appoints new CDC vaccine panel

You can't make this stuff up. Fortunately, my brilliant colleague @Jasonmmast, was around to explain to you all what happened at the first meeting of the new #ACIP. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/cdc-acip-rfk-vaccines-public-health-policy-changes/

The discussion and votes today by #ACIP on thimerosal and flu vaccines broke the mold of how the work of that committee has been conducted. And it likely foretells how the newly constituted ACIP — Kennedy's ACIP — will conduct itself in future. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/rfk-jr-new-acip-panel-bans-thimerosal-in-flu-shots-preservative-long-a-target-of-antivax-activists/

Vaccines only protect kids when they're given correctly and on time. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked panel meddling with the childhood immunization schedule isn’t just irresponsible; it’s dangerous. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/06/25/rfk-jr-vaccine-panel-acip-meeting/

“It’s striking how little the voting members seem to know about the diseases and vaccines that they are discussing" www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/health/rfk-jr-vaccines-acip-cdc.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_20250627&instance_id=157362&nl=today%27s-headlines&regi_id=156592960&segment_id=200758&user_id=f76a7d9f47119af2b97db7e143d193df