RFK Jr, Vaccine Panel
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. places anti-vaxxers in control of U.S. vaccine policy, slandering an actual expert along the way.
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Boing Boing on MSNRFK Jr replaces entire vaccine advisory board with controversial figuresAll 17 members of ACIP, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, have just published an article in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) highlighting their experiences on the committee and their grave concerns about their recent firings by RFK,
Among the eight people Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced would make up his new group of outside vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are an emergency physician who posted Islamophobic commentary on social media and two doctors who were paid to provide expert testimony in trials against a vaccine maker.
Multiple new members have voiced anti-vaccine views that are not based in scientific evidence. Their actions could shape the way insurers, doctors and the public make decisions about immunizations.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNTexas clarified when abortions are OK and aligned with RFK Jr. on health this legislative sessionAmid a quiet legislative session for health, lawmakers’ priority legislation reinforced the U.S. health secretary’s agenda.