Kennedy rewrites rules for US vaccine advisory panel membership

On 2026-04-06, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., published a renewed charter for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The revised rules broaden the expertise eligible for membership on the vaccine advisory panel, which advises the CDC on vaccine use and the childhood immunization schedule. According to Reuters, this followed a court ruling last month that questioned prior selections.