Forbes March 1, 2025
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to be gearing up for potentially substantial changes in vaccine policies, specifically with respect to the federal government’s messaging and the composition of the advisory panel responsible for making recommendations on vaccination schedules.
Kennedy is planning to remove several members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices due to what he views as conflicts of interest. ACIP advises the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on which vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administration should be used; for example, recommending which groups of people ought to be vaccinated, at what doses and when. ACIP’s guidance is not binding, though CDC almost always follows it and...
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