Crank HHS Secretary and brain worm victim Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s hand picked members of the Advisory Commiteee on Immunization Practices recommended yesterday that restrictions be placed on a vaccine that protects against chickenpox, mumps, measles, and rubella, a decision that was slammed by medical authorities. From the Associated Press:
"The panel advised that the vaccine known as MMRV not be given before age 4 and that children in this age group instead get separate vaccines — one against MMR and another for varicella, or chickenpox. The vote was 8-3, with one member abstaining. [snip]
The committee makes recommendations to the CDC director on how already-approved vaccines should be used. CDC directors have almost always accepted those recommendations, which are widely heeded by doctors and guide vaccination programs. Committee Chairman Martin Kulldorff said committee members aim to reassure the public and remove unnecessary risks and harms.
But many doctors and public health experts say the committee is creating fear and mistrust around vaccines at a time when U.S. vaccination rates are already falling. Kennedy, a leading antivaccine activist before becoming the nation’s top health official, has made or proposed numerous changes to the nation’s vaccine system, including firing the entire 17-member panel earlier this year and replacing it with a group that includes several anti-vaccine voices.
Thursday’s meeting 'promoted false claims and misguided information about vaccines as part of an unprecedented effort to limit access to routine childhood immunizations and sow fear and mistrust in vaccines,' Dr. Susan Kressly, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said in a statement. 'Instead of emerging with clear guidance about vaccines that we know protect against serious illnesses, families are left with confusion, chaos and false information.'” (our emphasis)
We've already seen an outbreak of measles on Kennedy's watch that was bungled and, as we're heading into flu and COVID season, misinformation about vaccines will cause too many to hold back on vaccinations based on anti-vax misinformation that is baked into HHS's recommendations.
(photo: "Shhh, I'm getting a message from my brain worm.")
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