RFK Jr.’s new ACIP CDC vaccine panel holds first meeting
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An important government panel of vaccine consultants has been organizing its first meeting on Wednesday since the appointment of a few vaccine critics to the group by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services.
At the beginning of this month, in a striking step, Kennedy lifted and changed all members of the Advisory Committee of the Advisory Committee or ACIP, who advised the disease control and prevention centers. The group reviews the vaccine data and makes suggestions that determine who is suitable for shooting and whether insurance companies need to cover them.
Considering Kennedy’s new members, considering some of the skepticism of vaccination, it is unclear how to affect the US vaccination policy and usability
New Acıp Chair Dr. “Vaccines are not all good or bad,” Martin Kulldorff said in his opening speeches.
“If you think that all vaccines are safe and effective, or if you think that all vaccines are dangerous and do not want any of these, you know what you want for us.” He said.
“However, if you want to know which vaccines are suitable for you and your children and which age they are, we will offer you evidence -based suggestions.”
In line FULL DAY MEETING On Wednesday, the panel will evaluate the data on the panel, COVİD-19 vaccines and RSV shootings and vote for the second proposals. The group will be collected again on Thursday to review the data about the shooting of influenza and other diseases.
The CDC Director must sign these suggestions in order to become an official policy.
ACIP members are independent medical and public experts who make suggestions based on meticulous scientific examination and evidence. However, eight new members of Kennedy, Dr. It includes some well -known vaccine critics such as Robert Malone.
Malone bills himself because he plays a key role in the creation of MRNA vaccines, but he has gained great follow-up to make unquestionable and suppressed claims about Covid-19 shots.
Retsef Levi, another new member, forced to stop giving MRNA vaccines by wrongly claiming. A shipment in x They cause serious damages, including death, especially among young people.
Another member, Vicky Pebsworth is a nurse on the board of directors of the National Vaccine Information Center. This organization was criticized as a leading source of information and fear in vaccination.
During the meeting on Wednesday, Pebsworth announced that he had stocks and health sector funds with vaccine manufacturers. However, he said that his assets were under the amount he thought was a conflict of interest, allowing the government to attend the ACIP meeting.
