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RFK Jr’s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific integrity of health recommendations

  • Written by Santosh Kumar Gautam, Associate Professor of Development and Global Health Economics, University of Notre Dame
imageThe Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices played a key role in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images

On June 11, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a slate of eight new members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the Centers for Disease Control...

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