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Anti-vaccine advocate and current health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took him to social media on Wednesday to announce the name of 8 he appointed To the key federal vaccine advisory board – this is currently empty after Kennedy suddenly fired all 17 previous members on Monday.
In the past, the review process to appoint new members to the Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Vaccination Practices (ACIP) could take years. But it took Kennedy just two days.
Typically stocked with vaccine, infectious disease and public health experts, this panel carefully and publicly reviews, analyzes and discusses vaccine data and provides recommendations to the CDC via votes. The CDC usually adopts recommendations, establishes clinical practices nationwide, and determines coverage for vaccination.
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