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 on strategies to prevent infectious disease through immunization. It previously focused on recommendations on vaccine equity and access issues, including anything from COVID-19 vaccine research during the pandemic to funding for vaccination clinics at elementary schools.
