RFK Jr. Updates Guidelines for CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel to Include Risk Assessment

The new charter requires the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to advise the CDC on ‘gaps in vaccine safety research.’
RFK Jr. Updates Guidelines for CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel to Include Risk Assessment
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Washington on Jan. 29, 2026. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on April 9 issued a revised charter for a key vaccine advisory panel, expanding its role to emphasize vaccine safety risks and widening the criteria for membership selection.

The new charter came after a judge ruled last month that previous votes from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) were invalid and blocked its new vaccine schedule for children.