RFK Jr. Moves to Add More Hand-Picked Vaccine Advisory Members

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to be pushing for more members for the influential government vaccine advisory panel that he recently gutted, weeks before it’s expected to consider childhood shot schedules and Covid booster recommendations.

Catherine Stein, a professor at Case Western University, said that government health officials have reached out to her about joining the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and that she’s accepted. They’re currently processing her paperwork, she said, which was extensive and included questions on her potential conflicts of interest.

A Health and Human Services spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. ...