HHS said experts will still be included but not based on their organization.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during an event with President Donald Trump on improving Americans' access to their medical records in the East Room of the White House, July 30, 2025.
Multiple medical groups say they have been barred from working on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's panel of vaccine advisers.Liaisons representing major medical groups were historically invited to meetings of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices as non-voting members to provide their independent expertise in respective fields. In a joint statement, the groups said they have now been excluded "from the process of reviewing scientific evidence end informing vaccine recommendations." A total of eight groups signed on to the statement, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, teh American College of Physicians, the American Medical Association and the National Medical Association among others.In a statement provided to ABC News, an HHS spokesperson said: "Under the old ACIP, outside pressure to align with vaccine orthodoxy limited asking the hard questions. The old ACIP members were plagued by conflicts of interest, influence, and bias. We are fulfilling our promise to the American people to never again allow those conflicts to taint vaccine recommendations." The statement went on to say: "Experts will continue to be included based on relevant experience and expertise, not because of what organization they are with."In their statement, the medical organizations said they learned the groups will be excluded from the panel's work in an email late Thursday and noted they were "deeply disappointed and alarmed" by the move. "To remove our deep medical expertise from this vital and once transparent process is irresponsible, dangerous to our nation's health, and will further undermine public and clinician trust in vaccines," the statement read.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Proposed HHS changes particularly threaten autism science.Setting the record straight on autism: What science really says, and why recent government proposals threaten progress and privacy.
Read more »
Biden-appointed judge halts Trump HHS overhaul after Democrat-led lawsuitA Biden-appointed judge halted Trump's HHS reorganization that would have laid off as many as 20,000 employees after 19 Democratic attorneys general sued to block reforms.
Read more »
Judge Blocking Trump’s HHS Reorganization Is Biden Diversity Hire Fixated on RaceSource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »
RFK Jr’s HHS goal is to wipe economic incentives from health care institutionsPolitical News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government
Read more »
Medical groups sue HHS, RFK Jr. over 'unlawful' vaccine changesThe groups say Kennedy unlawfully cut COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.
Read more »
The American Academy Of Pediatrics Is Suing RFK & HHS Over Vaccine PolicyThe AAP and five other medical bodies are suing RFK and the HHS over changes to COVID vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant patients.
Read more »