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ACIP Chair Questions Vaccine Mandates Amid Measles Surge

1/23/2026

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Kirk Milhoan, chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), suggested reconsidering polio vaccines in a podcast.
He criticized the effectiveness of Covid vaccines and raised concerns about mandates increasing vaccine hesitancy.
Milhoan's committee, appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., revised vaccine recommendations, including delaying hepatitis B immunizations.
Critics argue the committee's changes could undermine vaccination efforts as public health officials examine origins of recent measles outbreaks.

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Kirk Milhoan, chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), suggested reconsidering polio vaccines in a podcast.
He criticized the effectiveness of Covid vaccines and raised concerns about mandates increasing vaccine hesitancy.
Milhoan's committee, appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., revised vaccine recommendations, including delaying hepatitis B immunizations.
Critics argue the committee's changes could undermine vaccination efforts as public health officials examine origins of recent measles outbreaks.