Newly appointed member Michael Ross withdraws from CDC vaccine safety panel

Published June 25, 2025 10:43am ET



Dr. Michael Ross withdrew from the federal vaccine safety advisory committee Wednesday, two weeks after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed him.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices had yet to have its first meeting among the original eight members Kennedy appointed. Amid accusations of corruption, Kennedy fired all 17 of the previous members.

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