Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suddenly postponed a meeting for another key federal advisory panel responsible for making health recommendations on preventative care.
Members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force were notified by email that the Immediate Office of the Secretary is postponing the in-person meeting scheduled for July 10, according to someone with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly.
Task force members were slated to discuss recommendations regarding healthy diet, physical activity and weight loss to prevent heart disease in adults, among other agenda items.
In an email sent to USA TODAY, HHS confirmed the task force will not meet July 10.
The move rings alarm bells as it mirrors the secretary’s actions prior to firing all 17 members of another federal advisory panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in June, Carroll said, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
