Overview

• Senate HELP Committee Democrats formally requested detailed documents and correspondence by August 12 on the June firings and selection criteria for new ACIP members.
• The inquiry demands specifics on alleged conflicts of interest among the ousted advisers and the role of anti-vaccine activist Lyn Redwood in the reconstituted panel.
• A reconstituted ACIP, stocked with Kennedy’s hand-picked critics, has already begun issuing revised immunization recommendations under his exclusive approval.
• House Democrats led by Reps. Sean Casten and Kim Schrier pressed CEOs of major insurers to guarantee no-cost coverage for FDA-approved vaccines despite the advisory board’s shake-up.
• Public health groups have filed lawsuits under the Administrative Procedure Act challenging the panel’s abrupt removal amid warnings that politicization could undermine vaccine confidence and access.