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US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday dismissed an expert panel of vaccine advisers that has historically guided the federal government’s vaccine recommendations, saying the group is “plagued with conflicts of interest.”

The entirety of the 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the vaccine schedule and required coverage of immunizations, will be retired and replaced with new members, Kennedy announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. The HHS secretary has authority to appoint and dismiss ACIP members, who typically serve four-year cycles. But removing the entire panel prematurely is unprecedented. . .

>US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday dismissed an expert panel of vaccine advisers that has historically guided the federal government’s vaccine recommendations, saying the group is “plagued with conflicts of interest.” >The entirety of the 17-member Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the vaccine schedule and required coverage of immunizations, will be retired and replaced with new members, Kennedy announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. The HHS secretary has authority to appoint and dismiss ACIP members, who typically serve four-year cycles. But removing the entire panel prematurely is unprecedented. . . [Archive](https://archive.today/gYLJp)

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Ask Jeeves says

The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) had 17 members until recently, when all were removed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.2. The committee is being reconstituted with new members, but the exact number of replacements has not yet been announced4.

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Look up! 😄

jokejokejoke 🙄

had 👉🏼 17 👈 members

Just teasing you with a little wink and a nod, but thank you for the additional info!

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Lol! Yeah, I noticed the "17" too. Coincidence.

I was curious how many advisors there were too. Your comment reminded me I never checked so "Ask Jeeves" had the answer in milliseconds. Cool tool when navigating the book of all knowledge, but always verify answers to the more complicated questions.

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Coincidence

Now, now, now, you know there are no such things as those! 😏

I didn't realize Ask Jeeves was still around, I'll have to remember that!