India, June 10 -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) scientific vaccine advisory committee and pledged to replace them with his own picks.

The move to oust all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices was condemned by major physicians' groups.

Before becoming America's top health official, Kennedy was one of the nation's biggest anti-vaccine activists. RFK Jr has not yet revealed who he would appoint to the panel, but said that it would convene in just two weeks in Atlanta.

"Without removing the current members, the current Trump administration would not have been able to appoint a majority of new members until 2028," Kenn...