Overview

• Kennedy fired the CDC director, removed members of the ACIP, and installed new advisers described by critics as holding anti-vaccine views.
• Several senior CDC scientists, including leading vaccine experts and the chief medical officer, resigned in protest after the leadership changes.
• States and medical societies are issuing their own vaccine recommendations, saying they no longer trust CDC guidance under the new leadership.
• NIH cut 2,282 research grants totaling $3.8 billion as FDA layoffs reached 3,500 and BARDA canceled nearly $500 million in mRNA vaccine funding.
• HHS has promoted links between autism, acetaminophen use, and folate deficiency, while researchers question adviser credibility and ADSI grant awards remain undisclosed.