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Experts Slam Health Secretary for Anti-Vaccine Bias

7/31/2025

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Seventeen experts ousted from the U.S. vaccine committee have condemned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for favoring anti-vaccine sentiments over rigorous scientific evaluation. They advocate for independent committees to uphold vaccine policy integrity, raising alarms about health insurers potentially cherry-picking vaccine coverage based on these new recommendations.

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Seventeen experts ousted from the U.S. vaccine committee have condemned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for favoring anti-vaccine sentiments over rigorous scientific evaluation. They advocate for independent committees to uphold vaccine policy integrity, raising alarms about health insurers potentially cherry-picking vaccine coverage based on these new recommendations.