Robert F. Kennedy Jr, CDC and Polio vaccine
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Meissner was previously listed in April as a consultant to the RSV vaccines work group for the CDC committee, before Kennedy fired its advisers.
Staff who provide data to the vaccine panel have been pushed aside, according to health officials, raising doubts about the availability of coronavirus and other vaccines.
Kennedy has said his agency will explore possible causes of autism and plans to release findings by September. The CDC estimates that 1 in 31 8-year-olds nationwide had autism in 2022. Scientists say the rise may owe to several factors, including better diagnosis, older parents and genetics, The Wall Street Journal said.
A day after abruptly firing a key vaccine panel, RFK Jr. said he would reconstitute it with “highly credentialed" experts amid backlash.
The American Public Health Association called Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s move to overhaul a vaccine advisory board a “coup” that will harm the health of the
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Before his confirmation, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he'd leave the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices alone. Now he's gutting it.