Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced that he has completely gutted the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) “vaccine” advisory panel.
Kennedy has taken the boldest step yet in his overhaul of America’s public health bureaucracy by removing all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
He says the move is essential to restoring public trust and rooting out conflicts of interest that have undermined vaccine science for decades.
“Today, we are taking a bold step in restoring public trust,” Kennedy wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.
“We are retiring the 17 current members of the committee, some of whom were last-minute appointees of the Biden administration.”
This marks a dramatic departure from business-as-usual in Washington.
RFK Jr. argued that ACIP has functioned as a rubber stamp for pharmaceutical interests, failing to provide the kind of rigorous, independent oversight the public deserves, especially when it comes to vaccines recommended for infants, children, and pregnant women.
Kennedy cited a history of deep ethical concerns surrounding ACIP, including a 2000 congressional investigation and a 2009 inspector general report that exposed:
• Weak or nonexistent enforcement of conflict-of-interest rules
• Committee members advocating for products in which they held financial stakes
• CDC-issued waivers for these conflicts, across the board
• A staggering 97% rate of omissions in required disclosures
He blasted the committee for never voting against a vaccine recommendation, even in cases where those vaccines were later withdrawn for safety reasons.
“The public must know that unbiased science guides the recommendations from our health agencies,” Kennedy said.
“This will ensure the American people receive the safest vaccines possible.”
The reconstitution of ACIP is part of a sweeping agenda under RFK Jr.’s leadership at HHS, which includes:
• Canceling Covid “vaccine” recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women — a reversal from Biden-era policy
• Launching “Generation Gold Standard,” a $500 million investment in developing safer, universal vaccines
• Initiating CDC research into the rising autism rate, including exploration of possible environmental and vaccine-related causes — a subject previously branded taboo in public health circles
“I couldn’t be more pleased to announce that…the Covid ‘vaccine’ for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the CDC recommended immunization schedule,” RFK Jr. said last month.
Kennedy’s actions send a clear message: public health must serve the people, not pharmaceutical companies or political agendas.
By purging a committee long criticized for opaque decision-making and corporate ties, he’s signaling the beginning of a new chapter where scientific integrity and public accountability come first.
In an era where trust in health agencies has eroded, RFK Jr. is betting that transparency and tough reform are the only path forward.
