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RFK Jr. Appoints Vaccine Critics to New CDC Advisory Panel

He relied on conflicts of interest claims to justify the purge, setting the stage for a June 25 meeting to reshape US vaccine guidance.

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U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo

Overview

  • On June 10, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. retired all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices over alleged conflicts of interest.
  • On June 12, Kennedy announced eight new ACIP appointees, including mRNA vaccine skeptics Robert Malone and Martin Kulldorff.
  • The reconstituted panel of eight will convene June 25–27 to review recommendations for COVID-19, HPV, influenza and other vaccines before the CDC director issues final guidance.
  • Major medical groups such as the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics condemned the overhaul as a threat to public confidence in vaccine science.
  • Proponents argue the new panel will demand definitive safety and efficacy data; critics warn it risks steering US immunization policy away from established scientific consensus.