Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition
By Marie Rosenthal, MS
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “retired” 17 people from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on June 9, and appointed eight people several days later without going through the usual vetting process, which can take months.
The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services said he disbanded the ACIP to restore the public’s trust in