New Chair of CDC Vaccine Panel Fired, Then Rehired by Hospital

Dr. Kirk Milhoan was fired because people demanded the hospital terminate him for his work on the panel, according to his wife.
New Chair of CDC Vaccine Panel Fired, Then Rehired by Hospital
Dr. Kirk Milhoan speaks during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in Atlanta, Ga., on Sept. 18, 2025. Alyssa Pointer/Reuters
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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The new chair of the committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was fired, then rehired, by his employer, according to his wife.

Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Texas terminated Dr. Kirk Milhoan, chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), “because of the overwhelming number of calls to their organization demanding his firing for his role on ACIP,” Dr. Kimberly Milhoan wrote on Substack on Dec. 11.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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