Full Committee Replaced in Days RFK Jr. CDC vaccine advisory overhaul began this week as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The decision came with claims of “conflicts of interest” among previous members. Only two days later, Kennedy announced eight new appointees […]
RFK Jr. Guts CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel in Major Policy Shift In a move that has shocked public health experts and lawmakers, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has fired all 17 members of the CDC vaccine advisory committee (ACIP). The action, announced Monday, is the most sweeping yet in Kennedy’s effort […]
No Clear Leadership Amidst High-Stakes Decisions CDC leadership crisis: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, America’s top health agency, is in full turmoil. With no confirmed director and a web of conflicting internal signals, major vaccine decisions are now being made without transparency or precedent. RFK Jr. Announces New Guidance Without CDC Director In […]
Leadership Vacuum Leaves CDC Adrift CDC leadership crisis deepens at a crucial moment, as the agency grapples with mounting internal turmoil and public scrutiny. CDC’s own director was conspicuously missing when Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled the new COVID-19 immunization guidelines. The federal agency, which manages $9.2 billion annually and […]
A second child in Texas has died from measles, marking another devastating milestone in a fast-growing outbreak that has already infected nearly 500 people across the state in 2025. The school-aged girl died at University Medical Center Children’s Hospital in Lubbock while receiving treatment for virus complications. According to the hospital, the child was unvaccinated […]
David Geier vaccine autism The HHS faces backlash for appointing David Geier, a known vaccine skeptic, to investigate vaccine-autism claims. Despite the overwhelming scientific consensus debunking any connection, the decision to assign Geier, who lacks a medical degree and has a controversial past, has been widely condemned. David Geier is who? Geier has a lengthy […]
