News about RFK Jr • vaccine

Yesterday #CDC posted an extraordinary (also thorough & very useful) pre-buttal of claims about thimerosal in flu vaccines that will be made tomorrow at #ACIP. #HHS made CDC take it down. Never a dull moment these days. www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/cdc-vaccines-advisory-committee-meeting-day-1/

New #ACIP co-chair signals the new committee will reopen issues core to anti-vax concerns, including the notion that kids are getting too many vaccines. www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/cdc-vaccines-advisory-committee-meeting-day-1/

ACIP’s credibility relies on science. Inviting a former anti-vaccine leader to speak signals a profound breach. The Vaccine Integrity Project is committed to ensuring vaccine guidance stays rooted in evidence. 🔗 www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-integrity-project/viewpoint-cdcs-upcoming-vaccine-advisory-meeting-set-sow-distrust

Secretary Kennedy replaced CDC’s vaccine advisors based on false claims of conflicts of interest, and yet one of his new ACIP appointees reported more conflicts than all the 17 fired members combined. Striking.