RFK Jr.’s HHS rewrites rules governing key CDC vaccine committee
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US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has approved changes to rules governing the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The revised charter broadens the committee's scope, including a focus on vaccine safety research and potential adverse effects.
The US Health and Human Services Secretary has rewritten rules for a key CDC vaccine committee. The changes broaden the committee's scope, including a focus on vaccine safety research and potential adverse effects. The committee will consider gaps in vaccine safety research and cumulative effects of childhood vaccines. It will also review vaccine schedules used by other countries and novel vaccine platforms like mRNA vaccines. The revisions have raised concerns among medical professionals, who fear they may destabilize trust in vaccines. The committee's new charter includes non-voting memberships for medical organizations that have expressed skepticism about vaccines.
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