An important government panel of vaccine advisors Robert F. Kennedy has been holding its first meeting on Wednesday since Junior. Appointed many vaccine critics to group.

Earlier this month, Kennedy in a stunning step Extracted And replaced all members of the vaccination practices, or the advisory committee on ACIP, which advises disease control and prevention centers. The group reviews the vaccine data and recommends which determines who is eligible for shots and whether insurers should cover them between other efforts.

It is not clear that the new members of Kennedy, given some of his doubts, will influence the vaccine policy and availability in the US.

“The vaccines are not all good or bad,” the new ACIP President Dr. Martin Kulladorf commented.

“If you feel that all vaccines are safe and effective and want them all, or if you feel that all vaccines are dangerous and none of them want, you do not have much use for us. You already know what you want,” said a biostatistian and epidemicist who questioned the lockdown and other public health measures.

“But if you want to know which vaccines are suitable for you and your children and at what age, then we will provide you with evidence-based recommendations,” he said.

during a Full day meeting Wednesday, with a vote on recommendations for the panel after the panel in Atlanta, Covid-19 will evaluate data on vaccines and RSV shots. The group will call again on Thursday to review data on shots for flu and other diseases.

The CDC director has to sign those recommendations to become an official policy.

ACIP members are independent medical and public experts who make recommendations on the basis of rigorous scientific reviews and evidence. But eight new members of Kennedy include some famous vaccine critics, such as Dr. Robert Malon.

Malon has played an important role in the manufacture of MRNA vaccines himself, but has received a large following to make baseless and unattended claims about Covid-19 shots.

Another new member, Ratsef Levi, has pushed to prevent MRNA vaccines, wrongly claimed A post on X They “cause serious damage including death, especially among young people.”

Another member, Vicky Pabsworth, is a nurse in the board of the National Vaccine Information Center. That organization is widely criticized as a major source of misinformation and is frightened about vaccination.

During the meeting on Wednesday, Pabsworth revealed that he owns the funds of the stock and health care sector including the commentary manufacturer. But he said that his holding is under the amount that the government considers to be a conflict of interests, allowing him to attend the ACIP meeting.