Health secretary RFK Jr appoints two vaccine skeptics to CDC advisory panel
The Guardian • • general
Key Points:
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed two new obstetrician-gynecologists, Dr. Adam Urato and Dr. Kimberly Biss, to the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee (ACIP), both of whom have publicly challenged mainstream scientific views on vaccines and antidepressant use during pregnancy.
- Dr. Kimberly Biss has expressed strong criticism of COVID-19 vaccines, alleging severe menstrual irregularities linked to vaccination and identifying as an anti-vaxxer since 2022, while Dr. Adam Urato has questioned vaccine safety during pregnancy and raised concerns about the risks of SSRIs, advocating for FDA warning labels.
- These appointments follow Kennedy’s controversial dismissal of the previous ACIP panel in June and have attracted criticism from healthcare
