India, June 10 -- US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced that he is reconstituting the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, a committee that issues official government recommendations on immunizations.
Secretary Kennedy said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is removing all the 17 sitting members of the ACIP committee and will replace them with new members currently under consideration.
The Health Secretary said he took the move to restore public trust in vaccines.
He alleged that conflicts of interest in the outgoing Committee were responsible for undermining trust in vaccinations. "Today we are prioritizing the restoration of public trust above any specific pro- or anti-vaccine agenda," Kenn...