The Brief
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making a move to bypass a court order that blocked his previous changes to the CDC vaccine panel.
- The Health and Human Services Secretary revised requirements regarding who can serve on the CDC’s influential vaccine advisory committee.
- This is part of an effort to reshape the nation’s vaccine policies, though critics worry the change will allow him to appoint vaccine skeptics.
ATLANTA – The Trump Administration has updated the charter for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee, broadening member qualifications and adopting language frequently used by vaccine skeptics.
The backstory:
The Trump Administration updated the charter for the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a key federal advisory panel that makes recommendations on vaccines for the nation. …