The medical community reacted with outrage after Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. terminated all members of the ACIP, sparking protests and calls for his resignation. This 'clean sweep' threatens established vaccination protocols, leading to concerns about health safety standards. At a rally, infectious disease researcher Anna Yousaf described Kennedy as a 'domestic health threat.' Meanwhile, the American Medical Association called for a reversal of the dismissals and proposed a congressional inquiry into Kennedy's actions, although some delegates worried this could undermine the message's impact.
"I am here today to tell you that the secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has shown himself to be a domestic health threat," Anna Yousaf stated amid the rally.
"These attacks against scientific standards and well-established processes culminated yesterday when Secretary Kennedy announced that he is firing all of the members ... of ACIP," Yousaf continued, eliciting 'boos' from the crowd.
The American Medical Association passed an emergency resolution Tuesday calling for Kennedy to immediately reverse the ACIP purge and for the Senate to investigate Kennedy's decision.
Some AMA delegates expressed concern that the call for a congressional investigation was a 'poison pill' that would diminish the impact of the rest of the statement.
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