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RFK Jr.’s Overhauled Vaccine Panel Sparks Immediate Controversy, Alarms Pediatric Experts

RFK Jr.’s Overhauled Vaccine Panel Sparks Immediate Controversy, Alarms Pediatric Experts

RFK Jr.’s Overhauled Vaccine Panel Sparks Immediate Controversy, Alarms Pediatric Experts U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s newly appointed vaccine advisory committee has wasted no time in signaling a radical shift in federal immunization policy, alarming pediatricians and public health advocates. In its inaugural meeting this week, the reshaped Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) announced inquiries into long-settled questions regarding the standard children’s vaccine schedule, sparking immediate backlash. Committee chairman Martin Kulldorff, a handpicked appointee of Kennedy, revealed…

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Public Health Under Scrutiny: RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Panel Sparks Alarm Among Medical Experts

Public Health Under Scrutiny: RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Panel Sparks Alarm Among Medical Experts

Public Health Under Scrutiny: RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Panel Sparks Alarm Among Medical Experts A newly appointed, seven-member vaccine advisory panel, handpicked by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has immediately drawn sharp criticism from pediatricians and public health advocates. During its inaugural meeting this week, the committee announced plans to re-evaluate long-settled scientific questions regarding childhood immunizations, prompting fears of a significant shift in national vaccine policy. Committee Chairman Martin Kulldorff revealed that a work group would examine…

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RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Sparks Alarm with Sweeping Review of Childhood Immunizations

RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Sparks Alarm with Sweeping Review of Childhood Immunizations

RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Sparks Alarm with Sweeping Review of Childhood Immunizations A newly appointed federal vaccine panel, controversially hand-selected by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., convened its inaugural two-day meeting yesterday, immediately announcing its intent to re-evaluate the entire childhood and adult vaccination schedules. The session was quickly dominated by arguments echoing long-standing anti-vaccine talking points, confirming the gravest fears of public health experts who warn of the panel’s critical corruption and its potential to undermine decades of…

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Vaccine Policy in Turmoil: New CDC Advisory Committee Meets Amid Outcry

Vaccine Policy in Turmoil: New CDC Advisory Committee Meets Amid Outcry

Vaccine Policy in Turmoil: New CDC Advisory Committee Meets Amid Outcry The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), typically a quiet body shaping U.S. vaccine policy, is now at the epicenter of a major controversy. Its two-day meeting, commencing this Wednesday in Atlanta, is drawing intense scrutiny following Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent overhaul of its membership. Just two weeks ago, Secretary Kennedy controversially dismissed all 17 standing members of the ACIP, replacing them with a smaller, hand-picked…

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