RFK Jr. Appoints Fierce Vaccine Critic Dr. Robert Malone, 7 Others To Immunization Committee
Daily CallerJUN 9
RFK Jr Names New Members to CDC Vaccine Panel
Above: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services on Feb. 13, 2025. Image copyright: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
The Spin
Right narrative
This overdue overhaul will address decades of corruption and conflicts of interest that turned ACIP into a pharmaceutical industry rubber stamp. Never was this corruption more evident than during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kennedy's change of personnel is a step in the right direction toward transparency and honesty related to vaccines in America.
Left narrative
Kennedy's vaccine policy is predictably dangerous and he just made it worse by replacing credentialed scientists with vaccine skeptics and conspiracy theorists. In this environment, ideology will trump evidence-based medicine, eroding public trust in vaccination recommendations and potentially leading to preventable disease outbreaks.