The announcement from Robert F Kennedy Jr comes as his controversial CDC vaccine panel meets for the first time.

It is unclear how Kennedy's new members, including Dr. Robert Malone, will affect the panel's vaccine recommendations.

In a video address, the health secretary said the United States would no longer donate to Gavi, the vaccine agency. The organization rejected his claims.

The announcement from Robert F Kennedy Jr comes as his controversial CDC vaccine panel meets for the first time.

Health experts have concerns about the new panel, which helps determine who gets vaccines in the US and when.

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

Some public health experts contend the thimerosal discussion will unnecessarily raise doubt in vaccines.

The prominent vaccine skeptic accused Gavi of neglecting "the key issue of vaccine safety."