ATLANTA — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has initiated a significant shift in vaccine policy by empowering a 12-person advisory committee to reassess the childhood vaccine schedule. This move aims to address declining public trust in vaccines, a concern that has gained traction amidst rising vaccine hesitancy.
During a chaotic meeting held on Thursday and Friday, the committee, comprised of several scientists and researchers known for questioning vaccine safety, expressed skepticism towards data presented by CDC experts. They raised unsupported concerns and revisited long-standing vaccine policies, citing parental apprehensions rather than public health imperatives or new scientific evidence. This approach could potentially undermine established vaccine protocols and further complicate efforts to maintain public health standards, raising alarms among regulatory and quality assurance professionals in the pharmaceutical sector.
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