CDC names five new vaccine board members days ahead of pivotal meeting

Kennedy made the ACIP a focal point of his HHS administration this summer by firing the 17 prior board members and, within a matter of days, appointing seven new members more aligned with his skepticism of the status quo on immunizations.

“ACIP safeguards the health of Americans by issuing objective, evidence-based vaccine recommendations,” Kennedy said in a press release Monday afternoon. “Its new members bring diverse expertise that strengthens the committee and ensures it fulfills its mission with transparency, independence, and gold-standard science.”

The new members selected on Monday include Catherine Stein, an epidemiologist and professor at Case Western Reserve University; Evelyn Griffin, an OB-GYN from Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Hillary Blackburn, director of medication access and affordability at AscensionRx; Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist for

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