New Delhi, June 10 -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday (June 9) that all 17 members of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are being retired and replaced.

The decision was revealed in an opinion piece authored by Kennedy and published in The Wall Street Journal.

"A clean sweep is needed to re-establish public confidence in vaccine science," Kennedy wrote.

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

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices plays a pivotal role in US public health. It advises both the CDC and HHS on ...