Summary
A new panel advising the CDC on vaccines will meet for the first time on Wednesday after the Health Secretary replaced its former members with new appointees. The panel will talk about COVID-19 and RSV vaccines.
Key Facts
- A panel will advise the CDC on vaccine policy and safety.
- The first meeting of the new panel is on Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT.
- The panel will discuss COVID-19 and RSV vaccines.
- U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chose new members for the panel.
- Kennedy dismissed the previous 17-member expert panel last month.
- Eight new members have replaced the old panel, including some against vaccines.
- Senator Bill Cassidy expressed concerns about the experience of the new panel members.
