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Five new advisors, some with anti-vaccine views and limited vaccine experience, will join the CDC's vaccine committee this week. This follows recent resignations of senior health leaders and raises concerns about the committee's increasingly anti-vaccine stance. The new members' appointments have prompted criticism from public health experts who fear the committee will restrict vaccine access and potentially reverse existing recommendations, impacting vaccination programs and parental choice. Upcoming votes on measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, hepatitis B, and COVID-19 vaccines are cause for alarm due to the potential for policy changes based on misinformation.

Prepared by Olivia Bennett and reviewed by editorial team.