Shot of Sanity: RFK Ousts CDC Vaccine Panel

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is inoculating America against false scientism. HIs latest move? Canning the entire CDC vaccine advisory panel.

The HHS press release called the move a “bold step in restoring public trust.” The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) tells the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) how to form vaccine policy and makes vaccine recommendations, but every one of the panel’s 17 members was just shown the door.

Kennedy made no secret of the fact this was his decision. “Today we are prioritizing the restoration of public trust above any specific pro- or anti-vaccine agenda,” he said. “The public must know that unbiased science—evaluated through a transparent process and insulated from conflicts of interest—guides the recommendations of our health agencies.”

After the COVID-19 debacle, when experimental vaccines without tests for efficacy and safety were forced on many Americans and recommended to pregnant women, vulnerable seniors, and children (despite kids being in almost no danger from the virus), reform was clearly necessary.