Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Monday dismissed all 17 members of a CDC committee that advises the agency on vaccine safety and schedules, saying HHS planned to replace the board with new candidates.

Kennedy said the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices held too many conflicts of interest.

“Today we are prioritizing the restoration of public trust above any specific pro- or anti-vaccine agenda,” Kennedy wrote in a statement on the change . “The public must know that unbiased science—evaluated through a transparent process and insulated from conflicts of interest—guides the recommendations of our health agencies.”

The ACIP is scheduled to meet later this month in Atlanta. It's not clear if the dismissal of committee members will postpone that meeting, or whether Kennedy

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