Vaccine Panel Turmoil: Adviser Warns 'Drama Distracts' as Key Decisions Hang in Limbo
A federal judge has voided the appointment of 13 new members to the US vaccine advisory committee, leaving key flu, Covid and RSV vaccine recommendations in uncertainty.
Amid the ongoing upheaval surrounding the US vaccine advisory committee, Robert Malone, the former co-chair and a controversial figure who has opposed vaccines, claims he has been pushed out and will not be involved in any future decisions. This comes after a federal judge stayed the appointment of 13 new members to the advisory committee on immunization practices (ACIP), effectively invalidating their roles and the decisions they have made.
The new advisers were all hand-picked by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, after he fired the previous 17 members of ACIP in June. However, the judge ruled that the new appointees were unqualified and not selected properly.
Source: The Guardian
