RFK Jr’s ‘clean sweep’ of CDC vaccine panel experts will erode public trust

Health officials, scientists and vaccine researchers sound alarm after health secretary fires 17 advisory members

Robert F Kennedy's clean sweep" of a critical vaccine advisory panel spread shock and dismay among health experts, as many warned the health secretary's decision would erode trust in the US vaccine approval system.

The secretary fired all 17 members of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) advisory committee for immunization practices (ACIP) - a group of scientific experts who recommend how vaccines should be administered and distributed.