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We Got This Covered
Jorge Aguilar

‘A clean sweep’: RFK Jr. replaces CDC committee with his own medical echo chamber after reality keeps hurting his feelings

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that all seventeen members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) have been removed and will be replaced by people who have not yet been named.

Kennedy called this a “clean sweep” and said it was needed to rebuild public trust in vaccine science. However, the decision has quickly led to strong criticism from many health officials, organizations, and experts.

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