Future of CDC Vaccine Panel Uncertain as Members Say HHS May Replace Advisers

A judge recently ruled the health secretary did not follow proper procedure in appointing the advisers.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at the Hubert H. Humphrey building in Washington on April 28, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may replace a panel of vaccine advisers, rather than appealing a recent ruling that stayed their appointments, members said.

Dr. Robert Malone, one of the individuals appointed to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), said on March 19 that the panel “has been disbanded.”