RFK Jr. appoints eight new members of CDC vaccine panel after cleanout

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced eight of the 17 members he recently removed from a federal vaccine safety advisory committee due to concerns the panel had become riddled with corruption. 

Earlier this week, Kennedy retired all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices over accusations that the panel had become overrun with conflict of interests, serving as a “rubber stamp” for the pharmaceutical industry. 

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