RFK Jr. has rewritten the charter for the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the federal panel that directly shapes vaccine policy, state requirements, and insurance coverage. The new charter, published Thursday in the Federal Register, expands his appointment power and redirects the panel toward anti-vaccine priorities.
The language is specific and deliberate. ACIP members must now consider 'the cumulative effects of vaccines and their constituent components,' wording that mirrors the stated goals of Kennedy's allies who want to link combinations of vaccines and ingredients like aluminum adjuvants to autism, allergies, and neurodevelopmental conditions. This is a strategic evolution from earlier anti-vaccine attacks on individual vaccines, most of which have been debunked by dozens of peer-reviewed studies.
Read the full piece for the charter's exact language and what it signals about which outside groups now have a path into CDC advisory processes. The argument being built here, through official federal documentation, is worth tracking closely.
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