RFK Jr. tosses all 17 members of CDC’s vaccine advisory committee
BY LAURA UNGAR, AMANDA SEITZ AND OTHERS
June 10, 2025
RFK Jr.’s new CDC panel dominated by skeptics of Biden-era vaccine policies
BY MIKE STOBBE AND ASSOCIATED PRESS
Some public health experts contend the thimerosal discussion will unnecessarily raise doubt in vaccines.
RFK Jr. tosses all 17 members of CDC’s vaccine advisory committee
BY LAURA UNGAR, AMANDA SEITZ AND OTHERS
June 10, 2025
RFK Jr.’s new CDC panel dominated by skeptics of Biden-era vaccine policies
BY MIKE STOBBE AND ASSOCIATED PRESS

Health experts were shocked to see that thimerosal, a preservative that has largely been phased out of U.S. vaccines, was on the…

Because it has 'ignored the science' and 'lost the public trust'

Panelists pulled back some endorsements for certain vaccines containing a preservative that critics have falsely linked to autism.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week.

It is the panel's first meeting with Kennedy's newly appointed members, many of whom are well-known vaccine critics.

Decision to restrict thimerosal in immunizations could impact future vaccine availability on a global scale