MedCity News December 14, 2025
Recent changes to ACIP leadership and vaccine guidance have raised concerns that longstanding immunization protections are being weakened, potentially leading to lower vaccination rates and more preventable disease.
Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a known vaccine skeptic — was appointed as Secretary of Health and Human Services in February, it was only a matter of time before he took steps to loosen requirements around vaccines.
In June, he removed all members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), an expert panel that makes vaccine recommendations, and replaced them with several vaccine critics. In September, ACIP changed its recommendations for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella to stop recommending the combined vaccine before the age of 4 years.
Now, ACIP...
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