The Trump administration has begun searching for new members for a vaccine advisory committee it is quietly reshaping to look at alternatives to vaccinations, a move that has drawn worries from outside groups. The National Vaccine Advisory Committee, created in 1987, has worked across agencies to advise the Health and Human Services assistant secretary for health […]
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The National Vaccine Advisory Committee last met in 2024
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joins President Donald Trump as he signs an executive order on Monday calling for childhood vaccine shots to be spaced out into separate visits. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Posted August 14, 2026 at 6:45pm
The consists of scientists, public-health experts and physicians, including one criticized for spreading COVID-19 misinformation,…
Kennedy, who was one of the nation’s leading anti-vaccine activists before becoming health secretary, has not said who he would…
It is unclear how Kennedy's new members, including Dr. Robert Malone, will affect the panel's vaccine recommendations.
Kennedy asks for feedback on new vaccine recommendation categories, how shots are tested.
The appointees have "committed to demanding definitive safety and efficacy data", the vaccine sceptic said.
Health experts have concerns about the new panel, which helps determine who gets vaccines in the US and when.
