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Kennedy Jr. Overhauls Vaccine Advisory Panel, Sparking Controversy and Concerns Over Misinformation
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday the appointment of eight new members to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), replacing the previous 17-member panel in a move that has ignited debate among medical professionals and public health experts. The changes come after Kennedy signaled his intention to reassess longstanding vaccination recommendations.
The new appointees include figures known for questioning conventional vaccine wisdom, including Dr.Robert Malone, a former mRNA researcher who gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic for sharing unverified claims about vaccine safety and efficacy, and Dr. martin Kulldorff, a biostatistician and co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which advocated for a more targeted approach to pandemic lockdowns.
Vicky Pebsworth, a regional director for the National Association of Catholic Nurses wiht ties to the National Vaccine Facts Center – a group widely recognized for disseminating vaccine misinformation – is also among the new members.
kennedy defended his selections, stating, “We’re going to bring great people onto the ACIP panel – not anti-vaxxers – bringing people on who are credentialed scientists.” However, critics argue the appointments raise serious concerns about the future of evidence-based vaccination policy.
“The previous ACIP was made up of technical experts who have spent their lives studying vaccines,” said Abram Wagner,a researcher at the University of Michigan’s school of public health. “Most people on the current list don’t have the technical capacity that we would expect out of people who would have to make really complicated decisions involving interpreting complicated scientific data.”
Who are the New ACIP Members?
The full list of appointees includes:
Dr.Robert Malone: Former mRNA researcher and vocal critic of COVID-19 vaccines.
Dr. Martin Kulldorff: Biostatistician and co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration.
Vicky Pebsworth: Regional Director, National Association of Catholic Nurses, with ties to the National Vaccine Information Center. Dr. James Hibbeln: Former NIH researcher focused on nutritional neurosciences.
Retsef Levi: Professor of Operations Management, MIT, who has called for an end to the COVID-19 vaccination program.
Dr. James Pagano: Emergency Medicine Physician, Los Angeles.
Dr. Michael Ross: Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Virginia. Dr.Cody Meissner: Pediatric infectious disease expert and former ACIP/FDA advisor (considered the most experienced in vaccine policy among the new appointees).
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