RFK Jr.’s new vaccine advisers to re-examine shot advice for children

WASHINGTON— According to published reports, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's newly appointed vaccine advisory board  will review the federal childhood vaccination schedule and make recommendations on measles and Hepatitis B shots, the panel's chair said during a Wednesday meeting.

Changes to the schedule could limit access to certain immunizations, since recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices influence insurance coverage decisions and what physicians tell patients.

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Martin Kulldorff, a biostatistician who was fired from Mass General Brigham after refusing a COVID vaccine, said the commission will look into the "cumulative effect" of current U.S. childhood and adolescent vaccine schedules.

Kulldorff has stated that he was fired from Mass General Brigham (which he held a faculty position at Harvard Medical School through). This dismissal reportedly occurred after he refused to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Mass General Brigham required staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19.