Martin Kulldorff, chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said in an interview Thursday he believes vaccine mandates for schools are "not necessary."

In an interview with Politico, the ACIP's influence on school vaccine policy was noted and Kulldorff was asked how he wanted the committee to approach the issue.

"ACIP should make recommendations based on what we think is best for children. I don’t think we should be involved at all in mandating any vaccines. That’s not our role," Kulldorff said.

"More generally about mandates, I think mandates of the COVID vaccine were very detrimental, and I think that’s one of the big driving forces behind what we see now in public health. Those mandates were both unscient

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