Overview

• On Fox News, Democratic strategist James Carville warned that Kennedy’s vaccine skepticism combined with policy changes could trigger a surge in preventable deaths.
• Last week, Kennedy dismissed all 17 experts from the CDC’s vaccine panel, installing eight advisers of his choosing.
• Several new advisers have been accused of spreading misinformation about vaccines, raising questions about their qualifications.
• Kennedy has defended the team as committed to evidence-based medicine while emphasizing cost-benefit analyses of immunization schedules.
• The revamped panel is set to meet on June 25 to review safety and efficacy data for the current immunization schedule.