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RFK Jr. Dismisses Entire CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel

The move aims to rebuild confidence in vaccine recommendations with a new panel set to convene June 25

FILE - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on the Autism report by the CDC at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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
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Overview

  • Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the retirement of all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, an unprecedented overhaul of the CDC’s vaccine advisory body.
  • Kennedy cited persistent conflicts of interest and described the “clean sweep” as necessary to reestablish public trust in vaccine science.
  • Former FDA chief scientist Jesse Goodman and APHA executive director Georges Benjamin warned the action risks politicizing vaccine policy and eroding decades of scientific rigor.
  • All ousted experts were appointed under the Biden administration, and their removal allows the Trump administration to fill a majority of seats until 2028.
  • HHS plans for the reconstituted ACIP to meet June 25–27 at CDC headquarters in Atlanta to continue shaping national vaccine guidance.