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RFK Jr. Seizes CDC Vaccine Panel Control After Court Loss
Health

RFK Jr. Seizes CDC Vaccine Panel Control After Court Loss

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has rewritten the charter of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to give himself sweeping authority to appoint any member he chooses, days after a court blocked his earlier attempt to stack the panel. The move effectively lets the nation's top health official handpick the experts who set US vaccination recommendations. The charter renewal bypasses the independent process that previously governed the committee.

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After court loss, RFK Jr. gives himself more power over CDC vaccine panel

After court loss, RFK Jr. gives himself more power over CDC vaccine panel

Ars Technica · Apr 6

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