"The new charter places a heavy emphasis on vaccine safety and includes 'recovery from serious vaccine injuries' as among the types of expertise that would qualify someone to be a committee member. The document appears to draw from a petition to the health secretary by Aaron Siri, a lawyer who for years joined with Mr. Kennedy in court battles over vaccine safety."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/health/cdc-rfk-jr-vaccine-committee-ruling.html

#PublicHealth #vaccines #immunizations #ACIP #CDC #HHS

New Charter Allows RFK Jr. to Reclaim Vaccine Policy Despite Court Ruling

The charter, published on Thursday, alters the makeup and purpose of the panel, opening the door for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reclaim his revision of national vaccine policy.

The New York Times
RFK Jr. rewrites CDC panel's charter, opening door to anti-vaccine quacks https://arstechni.ca/oDkx #robertfkennedyjr #anti-vaccine #Health #ACIP #CDC
RFK Jr. rewrites CDC panel's charter, opening door to anti-vaccine quacks

ACIP's charter now full of anti-vaccine terms and welcomes fringe groups to CDC.

Ars Technica
RFK Jr. Amends ACIP’s Charter In Attempt To Exert More Control Over Panel Members

After RFK Jr. found himself getting a rebuke from the court system over his ACIP reorganization from last year, in which the courts issued a preliminary injunction on the vaccine schedule changes A…

Techdirt

"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s amended charter for a vaccine advisory committee was published Monday and is set to go into effect soon, but there are currently no members after a federal judge effectively nullified those handpicked by the secretary."

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5819958-kennedy-revamps-vaccine-advisory/

#PublicHealth #ACIP #CDC #HHS #vaccines #immunizations #courts

A judge ruled that Kennedy's vaccine committee violated its own charter rules concerning expertise qualifications...

So guess what Kennedy's doing?

Yep. Rewriting the rules.

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https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/kennedy-rewrites-rules-membership-us-vaccine-advisory-panel-2026-04-06/

After court loss, RFK Jr. gives himself more power over CDC vaccine panel https://arstechni.ca/M3xs #robertfkennedyjr #anti-vaccine #vaccine #Health #ACIP #CDC
After court loss, RFK Jr. gives himself more power over CDC vaccine panel

The charter renewal gives Kennedy broad authority to pick anyone for the panel.

Ars Technica
Robert Malone Resigns From ACIP After Internal Squabble

Even at the best of times, the hallmark of RFK Jr.’s Health & Human Services is chaos. Whether it’s misinformation on vaccines and other public health matters, his unique ability to…

Techdirt
"The last straw"—RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally angrily quits CDC panel after spat https://arstechni.ca/z25L #robertfkennedyjr #robertmalone #vaccines #Health #ACIP #CDC
"The last straw"—RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally angrily quits CDC panel after spat

Robert Malone quit a vaccine panel, blaming an HHS spokesperson for "trashing" him.

Ars Technica

For a general strike! ... LAUSD educators must form independent rank-and-file committees and mobilize teachers across the state in a general strike ...

A federal judge has stayed the Trump administration’s revised childhood immunization schedule and frozen 13 ACIP appointments, delivering a temporary check on Kennedy’s anti-vaccine agenda.#ACIP #vaccination #measles #RobertFKennedyJr #immunizationschedule #AdministrativeProcedureAct #FederalAdvisoryCommitteeAct #CDC #Trumpadministration #publichealth
Court ruling temporarily halts Trump-Kennedy vaccine rollback

Court ruling temporarily halts Trump-Kennedy vaccine rollback

A federal judge has stayed the Trump administration’s revised childhood immunization schedule and frozen 13 ACIP appointments, delivering a temporary check on Kennedy’s anti-vaccine agenda.

World Socialist Web Site
RFK Jr. has destroyed over a quarter of health dept's expert panels https://arstechni.ca/seTj #advisorycomittees #robertfkennedyjr #Health #ACIP #CDC #fda #NIH
RFK Jr. has destroyed over a quarter of health dept's expert panels

Under Kennedy, the health dept. has wiped out 75 advisory boards, corrupted others.

Ars Technica