Kennedy’s panel takes aim at COVID shots and vaccines for pregnant women
The Seattle Times • • health
Key Points:
- The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), recently reshaped by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is targeting mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and vaccines for pregnant women, with some panelists opposing COVID shots despite scientific consensus on their safety.
- Dr. Robert Malone, a panelist, alleges the FDA is withholding data on COVID vaccine risks and claims contamination with DNA fragments causes harmful inflammation, a position disputed by the FDA and multiple scientific studies affirming vaccine safety.
- While ACIP cannot remove vaccines from the market, its ability to rescind recommendations can limit vaccine access and insurance coverage; the next ACIP meeting to discuss these issues is scheduled for February 25-27.
- Two new ACIP members, obstetric
