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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

RFK Jr critic Paul Offit removed from FDA vaccine advisory committee

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Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary, in July. Photograph: Ken Cedeno/Reuters

Paul Offit, a vocal critic of Robert F Kennedy Jr, has been removed from the advisory committee on vaccines for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as Kennedy continues undercutting scientific expertise at federal agencies.

Offit has said that Americans can no longer trust the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because of the decisions taken by Kennedy as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Offit has also warned that Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine activist, is attempting to sow doubt and confusion about vaccines in particular in order to drive down vaccination rates across the country.

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