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CDC, Rfk Jr. and vaccine recommendations

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RFK Jr.’s new vaccine advisers include ER doctor who posted Islamophobic commentary online, expert witnesses against vaccines
Kennedy, who was himself an influential anti-vaccine advocate before taking the helm at the US Department of Health and Human Services this year, dismissed the previous 17-member Advisory Committee o...

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RFK Jr. taps allies and COVID vaccine critics among picks for CDC advisory panel. Here's who's on the list.
RFK Jr. appoints 8 new members to CDC's vaccine advisory committee, including some critics of shots
The ACIP fallout
Even so, Kennedy’s decision to fire all of the panel’s members and replace them is unprecedented. The HHS secretary wields broad authority to manage the panel as he sees fit under federal law.

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How one meeting in 2020 and a GOP senator helped create RFK Jr.’s vaccine wreck
RFK Jr.’s HHS Shakeup Spares Dr. Plescia, Backer Of Vaccine Credentials
How Kennedy’s overhaul could make vaccines more expensive
“Out of pocket costs for vaccines become an issue where we could end up with a system where some people can afford vaccinating themselves and their families and others cannot,” DeMatteis said.

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RFK Jr. replaced everyone on the CDC's vaccine panel. Here's why that matters
RFK Jr. dismisses 17-member Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices
RFK Jr. announces eight new members of vaccine panel after firing all 17 members
The consists of scientists, public-health experts and physicians, including one criticized for spreading COVID-19 misinformation, conspiracy theories.
‘Absolutely insane’ RFK Jr. fact-checked by doctors after bizarre Fox News appearance
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several false claims about vaccines in a Thursday appearance on Fox News.
RFK Jr. Used 'Disinformation' to Defend Change to Vaccine Schedule, Expert Says: Reports
The HHS Department sent Congress a document defending a change to federal vaccine recommendations that cited unpublished or disputed studies and misrepresented other findings, according to health expe
In an LA congressional race, a former RFK Jr. staffer takes on Rep. Jimmy Gomez
Rob Lucero says he wants to fill a leadership vacuum that he says both the Democratic and Republican parties are experiencing.
How vaccine critics appointed by RFK Jr. could limit access to shots
Staff who provide data to the vaccine panel have been pushed aside, according to health officials, raising doubts about the availability and cost of some vaccines this fall.
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RFK Jr. criticized CHOP vaccine expert Paul Offit in a Fox News interview. Here’s how he responded.
Offit has served on committees that advise the federal government on the use of vaccines. Earlier this week, Kennedy ignited controversy for dismissing all the members of one advising the CDC.
Security News This Week: RFK Jr. Orders HHS to Give Undocumented Migrants’ Medicaid Data to DHS
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After RFK Jr. autism claims, CT families respond — one with a poem
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. painted a bleak picture of people with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, that was especially hurtful to some.
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