"They're going to be the mechanism to sow discord and confusion by presenting weird stuff," Demetre Daskalakis, who resigned last year from his post leading the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/03/rfk-jr-vaccine-advisers-new-mission-00758670
New members of the panel include experts who complained about being sidelined, a high-profile figure who has spread misinformation and medical professionals who appear to have little vaccine expertise. Kennedy made the announcement on social media…
…Formally called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the panel advises the CDC on how vaccines should be distributed. Those recommendations effectively determine the vaccines Americans can access…
"ACIP is widely regarded as the international gold standard for vaccine decision-making," said Helen Chu, one of the fired advisers, at a press conference with Patty Murray, a Democratic US senator.
"We cannot replace it with a process driven by one person's beliefs. In the absence of an independent unbiased ACIP, we can no longer trust that safe and effective vaccines will be available to us and the people around us."
