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Investing.com -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has replaced all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) with eight new appointees who will attend the committee’s June 25 meeting.
Kennedy announced Monday that he had "retired" the current committee members and today appointed a new slate of experts who are "committed to evidence-based medicine, gold-standard science, and common sense."
The new members include Joseph R. Hibbeln, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who previously served as Acting Chief of the Section on Nutritional Neurosciences at the National Institutes of Health.
Martin Kulldorff, a biostatistician and epidemiologist formerly at Harvard Medical (TASE:BLWV) School, joins the committee with experience in vaccine safety monitoring. He previously served on FDA advisory committees and CDC vaccine safety groups.
Retsef Levi, a Professor of Operations Management at MIT Sloan School of Management, brings expertise in healthcare analytics and risk management, including research on mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and cardiovascular risks.
Robert W. Malone, a physician-scientist known for early work on mRNA technology in the 1980s, has held advisory roles with HHS and the Department of Defense.
Cody Meissner, Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, previously served on both CDC and FDA vaccine advisory committees and contributed to American Academy of Pediatrics policy statements.
James Pagano, a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with over 40 years of clinical experience, has worked in settings ranging from Level 1 trauma centers to small community hospitals.
Vicky Pebsworth, who holds a doctorate in public health and nursing, has 45 years of healthcare experience and previously served on FDA vaccine committees and National Vaccine Advisory Committee working groups.
Michael A. Ross, a Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at George Washington University and Virginia Commonwealth University, has served on CDC advisory committees for cancer prevention strategies, including those involving HPV immunization.
Kennedy stated that the new members will review safety and efficacy data for both new vaccine recommendations and the current vaccination schedule.
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