Dr. Michael Ross withdrew from the federal vaccine safety advisory committee Wednesday, two weeks after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed him.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices had yet to have its first meeting among the original eight members Kennedy appointed. Amid accusations of corruption, Kennedy fired all 17 of the previous members.
Ross is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at George Washington University and Virginia Commonwealth University. He has served on the CDC’s Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Breast and Cervical Cancer and has experience advising major organizations, such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. As of Tuesday, Ross was no longer on the list of voting members on the CDC
Join the conversation!
Please share your thoughts about this article below. We value your opinions, and would love to see you add to the discussion!