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.
Major physicians and public health groups criticized the move to oust all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
What You Need To Know
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines
He is pledging to replace them with his own picks
The 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices had been in a state of flux since Kennedy took over
He recently took the unusual step of changing COVID-19 recommendations wi