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RFK Jr. Fires Entire CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel

Published JUN 10

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Above: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025. Image credit: Tasos Katopodis/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images

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Firing the entire panel of respected medical experts is reckless and unprecedented, undermining decades of rigorous scientific review and evaluation. ACIP members already disclose conflicts and recuse themselves when necessary, following the most stringent ethics policies available. This ideological purge will destabilize vaccination programs and fuel dangerous misinformation.

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