"The panel of vaccine advisors hand-selected by anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted on Thursday to change the federal vaccine recommendations for children, removing safe, well-established vaccine doses from current schedules and realizing Kennedy's anti-vaccine agenda to erode federal vaccine policy and sow distrust. Specifically, the panel-the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)-voted to remove the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's previous recommendation for use of a measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox) MMRV combination vaccine for children under 4 years old."
"In June, Kennedy fired all 17 highly qualified, highly vetted members of ACIP and quickly replaced them with seven questionable members, who largely did not have subject matter expertise. Moreover, many of them have clearly expressed anti-vaccine rhetoric and skepticism about pandemic responses and COVID-19 vaccines. At least two new members have been paid witnesses in trials against vaccine makers, a clear conflict of interest. Earlier this week, Kennedy added five additional members, who raise the same anti-vaccine concerns as the first group."
A hand-selected Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to remove the CDC recommendation for the MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella) combination vaccine for children under four. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced 17 vetted ACIP members with new appointees who largely lack subject matter expertise and include individuals with expressed anti-vaccine views and potential conflicts of interest. Meeting behavior showed inexperience, with members asking basic questions about study confidence designations and mischaracterizing presented data. The meeting covered MMRV and a proposed newborn hepatitis B dose; the hep B vote was postponed and will be reconsidered at a subsequent session.
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