Washington — Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, called on the Department of Health and Human Services Thursday to "indefinitely postpone" its vaccine advisory committee meeting next month amid a slew of departures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"If the meeting proceeds, any recommendations made should be rejected as lacking legitimacy given the seriousness of the allegations and the current turmoil in CDC leadership," Cassidy said in a statement .

File: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks with Sen. Bill Cassidy after testifying in his Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing on Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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