📰 RFK Jr. Shakes Up U.S. Vaccine Policy: Childhood Immunizations Under Review

In a stunning overhaul of America’s vaccine advisory structure, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has purged and replaced the CDC’s immunization panel — and ordered a full review of the childhood vaccine schedule, including hepatitis B shots given at birth.

💭 “Vaccines are not all good or bad. We will use evidence-based medicine.”

— Martin Kulldorff, new ACIP Chair and longtime vaccine critic

📊 What’s Changing
– ACIP, the panel guiding U.S. vaccine policy, now includes former anti-vaccine activists
– A new working group will reassess long-standing childhood immunization schedules
– The hepatitis B vaccine — given to newborns — is a primary target of reevaluation
– Thimerosal, long debunked as a health risk, is back on the table for debate

💼 Institutional Fallout
– Former CDC experts have resigned in protest, citing a collapse of scientific standards
– Lyn Redwood, ex-head of Kennedy’s Children’s Health Defense, is now at the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Office
– Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are raising concerns about bias and qualifications
– One newly appointed ACIP member, Dr. Michael Ross, resigned hours before the first meeting

🤔 When a vaccine skeptic takes control of national immunization policy, what happens to science — and to trust?

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