Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he's firing all 17 members of a committee that reviews vaccine data and makes crucial recommendations. Doctors and experts fear the move will undermine science and erode the public's trust in vaccines.

Kennedy announced in an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal he was "retiring" the members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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"The committee has been plagued with persistent conflicts of interest and has become little more than a rubber stamp for any vaccine," Kennedy said.

That claim is "deeply insulting to the many scientists who contribute countless hours to

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