Health secretary RFK Jr appoints two vaccine skeptics to CDC advisory panel
Physicians have disputed prevailing scientific views on vaccines and use of antidepressants during pregnancy
TL;DR
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed Dr. Adam Urato and Dr. Kimberly Biss to the CDC's vaccine advisory committee (ACIP).
- Both appointees have publicly expressed skepticism regarding vaccine safety and the use of antidepressants during pregnancy.
- Dr. Biss has stated she is now "anti-vaccine" after previously not being so, citing concerns about menstrual irregularities and other issues following Covid-19 vaccination.
- Dr. Urato has questioned vaccine safety during pregnancy and raised concerns about SSRIs, advocating for warning labels on these medications.
- Healthcare advocacy groups, including Protect Our Care, have criticized the appointments, labeling the new members as "anti-vaccine activists" and accusing Kennedy of creating an "anti-vax echo chamber."