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RFK Jr. appoints 8 new members to vaccine advisory panel

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Kennedy named the new panel in a post on X on Wednesday, two days after firing all 17 ACIP members.

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  1. RFK Jr. taps eight new members for CDC's vaccine advisory panel

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    RFK Jr. appoints 8 new members to vaccine advisory panel

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  1. The Guardian

    RFK Jr to remove all members of CDC panel advising on US vaccines (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Health secretary says he’s getting rid of members sitting on panel of vaccine experts and reconstituting the committee

  2. Time

    RFK Jr. Retires Entire CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee (opens Time)

    Published

    Time's feed description

    Here's what to know about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. removing all 17 members of the panel.

  3. CNN

    RFK Jr. removes all current members of CDC vaccine advisory committee (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday dismissed an expert panel of vaccine advisers that has historically guided the federal government’s vaccine recommendations, saying the group is “plagued with conflicts of interest.”

  4. NBC News

    Kennedy guts CDC’s independent vaccine panel (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent vaccine advisory committee are being removed from their posts, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  5. WTOP Washington DC

    RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee (opens WTOP Washington DC)

    Published

    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines and pledged to replace them with his own picks.

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    RFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he is retiring all 17 members of a crucial government panel of vaccine advisors. “A...

  7. FOX 5 New York

    RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine panel (opens FOX 5 New York)

    Published

    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he has dismissed all 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, citing concerns over conflicts of interest.

  8. Anchorage Daily News

    RFK Jr. ousts all members of CDC’s expert panel of vaccine advisors (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the committee members had too many conflicts of interest and that he would replace them with his own picks.

  9. ABC 7 San Francisco

    RFK Jr. says he is removing all 17 members of CDC's vaccine advisory committee (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

    Published

    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday he is removing all 17 members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee.

  10. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Kennedy removes all CDC vaccine panel experts | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. today retired all 17 members of an advisory committee on immunization to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, arguing that the move would restore the public’s trust in vaccines.

  11. Health Care Finance News

    RFK Jr. fires 17-member vaccine advisory board (opens Health Care Finance News)

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    Health Care Finance News's feed description

    Committee members have conflicts of interest and have acted as a rubber stamp for vaccines, Kennedy wrote in a WSJ op-ed.

  12. Forbes

    Secretary Of HHS Kennedy Fires Entire CDC’s Vaccine Advisory Committee (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    RFK Jr. is making good on his promise to radically reshape the vaccine policy landscape as he ousts the entire CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

  13. Washington Examiner

    Kennedy removes all members of vaccine safety panel (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the removal of members of a key vaccine safety panel to restore public trust in the medical establishment.

  14. NBC New York

    RFK Jr.'s firing of CDC vaccine panel undermines science, could threaten public health, experts say (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has gutted a key government panel of vaccine advisors, saying he wants to "re-establish public confidence" in shots.

  15. NPR

    HHS head RFK Jr. is removing all members of a key CDC vaccine policy committee (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    Health and Human Services head, RFK Jr, is replacing all current members of CDC vaccine advisory committee. We discuss the potential impact on public health policy.

  16. The Hill

    RFK Jr. fires CDC’s independent vaccine advisors (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he is removing every member of the independent panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines, an unprecedented escalation in his quest to reshape the agency.

  17. Wyoming Public Media

    RFK Jr. boots all members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Health Secretary RFK Jr. has removed all 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. He says replacing them with new members will help restore 'public trust' in vaccines.

  18. 10TV Columbus

    RFK Jr. removes Columbus Public Health commissioner from CDC vaccine advisory panel (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    10TV Columbus's feed description

    The 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices had been in a state of flux since Kennedy took over.

  19. The Guardian

    RFK Jr’s ‘clean sweep’ of CDC vaccine panel experts will erode public trust (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Public health officials, scientists and vaccine researchers sound alarm after health secretary fires 17 advisory members

  20. Digital Journal

    RFK Jr ousts entire US vaccine panel over alleged conflicts (opens Digital Journal)

    Published

    Digital Journal's feed description

    US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced he was dismissing all current members of a key federal vaccine advisory panel, accusing them

  21. WHDH Boston

    RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on

  22. Al Jazeera

    Robert Kennedy Jr expels all 17 members of CDC vaccine panel (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US President Trump-appointed Health Secretary and vaccine sceptic will replace panel with his own selections.

  23. The Daily Signal

    RFK Jr. Removes All 17 Members of Vaccine Advisory Committee (opens The Daily Signal)

    Published

    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed all 17 members of a vaccine advisory committee.

  24. Rolling Stone

    RFK Jr. Fires Entire Panel of Vaccine Experts (opens Rolling Stone)

    Published

    Rolling Stone's feed description

    HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired a panel of experts that advised the CDC on vaccine policy and practices.

  25. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Kennedy dismisses entire US CDC vaccine panel, replacing all 17 members (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

    Published

    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired all members sitting on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts and is reconstituting the committee, his department

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