The U.S. health secretary chose to “retire” members of a committee that makes significant decisions about who receives immunizations, including the vaccines for children. By Apoorva Mandavilli ...

But for the first time in its history, no one is serving on that advisory committee after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all its 17 sitting members June 9.

The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children is critical to the nation’s health Michael Conroy/AP By Lillian Isabella April 24, 2025 Isabella is a rare disease advocate.