1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to replace all 17 expert members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel with skeptics is a national embarrassment. This new panel voted to remove thimerosal from flu vaccines based on conspiracy rather than science, despite decades of research confirming its safety. This action undermines vaccine supply and global health. The American Academy of Pediatrics has condemned the new ACIP, and leading scientists warn it will erode public trust and revive preventable diseases. RFK Jr. must be removed from HHS, and the original qualified panel reinstated. We need science, not politics, to guide public health policy.