The new members of the committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include an inventor, a Catholic nurse, and a former committee member.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the eight new members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) on June 11, a few days after he dismissed all 17 members of the panel. Kennedy said the members “are committed to evidence-based medicine, gold-standard science, and common sense.”
It’s not clear if Kennedy plans to appoint additional individuals to the committee and what type of vetting the new members went through. One said he completed three months of ethics vetting. Several organizations have voiced concern about the situation....
