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Seventeen members of a federal vaccine advisory committee, dismissed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., denounce their removal in the Journal of the American Medical Association. They claim the dismissals, replacing them with eight new members, some with vaccine-skeptical views, critically weaken the U.S. vaccine program and jeopardize public health. The ousted members highlight the committee's decades-long success in preventing millions of illnesses and deaths, arguing Kennedy's actions lack rationale and risk undermining vaccination efforts. The new committee will re-evaluate existing vaccine recommendations.

Prepared by Olivia Bennett and reviewed by editorial team.