My understanding is that the 'evidence' he ctied for conflicts of interest was reports from 2+ decades ago and not specific to ACIP. Besides that, RFKJr has massive conflicts himself - think of all the money he has earned from his anti-vaxx activities, talks, publications, organizations.
Thank you for including the comment link--ideally he'd reinstate the current ACIP --the usual process takes years, and to recreate ACIP in 2 weeks is both inappropriate and I believe illegal. The fact that CDC employees protested on Tuesday and called RFK a threat to our health feels so brave. And the AMA is late to the party, but finally expressed concerns.
I just posted a note about a twitter by jr full of disinformation. I don't have the stomach to dissect this line of his nonsense. https://substack.com/profile/144134828-kbs-from-the-petri-dish/note/c-124890923?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2dtb58
Ugh :/
My understanding is that the 'evidence' he ctied for conflicts of interest was reports from 2+ decades ago and not specific to ACIP. Besides that, RFKJr has massive conflicts himself - think of all the money he has earned from his anti-vaxx activities, talks, publications, organizations.
Yes, he has absolutely staggering conflicts of interest. And I suspect anyone he appoints in the next 2 weeks will too, unfortunately.
Thank you for including the comment link--ideally he'd reinstate the current ACIP --the usual process takes years, and to recreate ACIP in 2 weeks is both inappropriate and I believe illegal. The fact that CDC employees protested on Tuesday and called RFK a threat to our health feels so brave. And the AMA is late to the party, but finally expressed concerns.
I read through a bunch of comments & they were almost all some version of “wth, you cant just fire the committee”. So hopefully they will listen!