US left without functioning vaccine panel as adviser says ‘drama distracts’
Judge voids Kennedy’s ACIP picks, leaving key flu, Covid and RSV vaccine recommendations in limbo
Amid upheaval to the US vaccine advisory committee Robert Malone, the former co-chair and controversial figure who has opposed vaccines, says he has been pushed out and won’t be involved in any future decisions. The move comes after a federal judge stayed the appointment of 13 members of the advisory committee on immunization practices (ACIP), essentially invalidating their roles on the committee and the decisions they have made.
Those new advisers were all hand-picked by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, after he fired the previous 17 members of ACIP in June – but the judge ruled they were unqualified and not selected properly.
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