Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decisive removal of all 17 members from the CDC's vaccine advisory committee has alarmed health experts, who emphasize the potential erosion of trust in the U.S. vaccine system. In a Wall Street Journal piece, Kennedy criticized the focus on misinformation, advocating instead for a recognition of deeper issues like conflict of interest in vaccine regulation. This shake-up raises concerns about who will fill these critical advisory roles, as former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden labeled this action as dangerous, suggesting it undermines trust in public health safety.
Dr Tom Frieden, president and CEO of the public health non-profit Resolve to Save Lives and a former CDC director, stated, "Kennedy's decision to remove the seventeen dedicated doctors... is a dangerous and unprecedented action that makes our families less safe."
Kennedy, in his Wall Street Journal opinion piece, argued that blaming misinformation for the changes neglects a history of conflicts of interest and skewed science within vaccine regulation.
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