RFK Jr. rewrites CDC panel’s charter, opening door to anti-vaccine quacks
Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav As expected, anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has significantly rewritten the charter for a federal vaccine advisory panel. The edits give him more power to appoint his like-minded allies as federal advisors, shift the panel’s focus to alleged vaccine injuries and risks, and welcome fringe groups and anti-vaccine organizations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Monday, a notice in the Federal Register indicated Kennedy renewed the charter for the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which is done every two years, with the last term having…
