HHS misses deadline to release ethics agreements for new vaccine advisers

• HHS failed to release promised ethics agreements for newly appointed members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) by the June 25 deadline.
• Despite assurances, the agreements remained undisclosed when the panel met on June 25-26 to discuss national vaccine policy, and they are still unavailable as of July 12.
• On June 9, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed all 17 ACIP members, citing conflicts of interest and a need to rebuild public trust in vaccine guidance.
• Kennedy accused the prior ACIP of being aligned with pharmaceutical interests and acting as a “rubber stamp” for vaccine approval, without ever recommending against a vaccine.
• HHS said the new members underwent ethics reviews and training, but has not provided a new date for releasing their ethics agreements to the public.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has failed to publicly release ethics agreements for new members of a key federal vaccine advisory panel, weeks after pledging to do so by June 25.

The agreements, which were promised ahead of a pivotal meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), remain undisclosed as of July 10. The panel met on June 25 and 26 to discuss national vaccine policy, but the public still has not been given access to information regarding potential conflicts of interest for newly appointed members.

In emails sent to the Epoch Times on June 13 and June 20, an HHS spokesperson said the ethics agreements would be released before the new members began their work. However, despite that assurance, the department has not provided the documents or explained the delay. When asked this July whether the agreements would be released or why they weren’t disclosed before the June meeting, an HHS spokesperson declined to comment on the timeline.

“All ACIP members have undergone ethics review,” the spokesperson said in an email to the Epoch Times. “The Department of Health and Human Services comprehensively reviewed all newly appointed ACIP members for conflicts of interests in accordance with federal law, regulations and departmental polices.”

The spokesperson also said that all new appointees received ethics training and that department counsel met with them to address any questions before they began official duties.

As of July 12, HHS has not provided a new deadline for when the documents might be released.

Kennedy ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory panel to restore public trust

This issue comes after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed all 17 members of the influential ACIP on June 9 due to conflicts of interest and transparency concerns.

In a statement, HHS said the decision to replace the entire panel was part of a broader push to reform vaccine policy and address the entrenched “public health ideology.” The department accused the previous administration of trying to “lock in” vaccine policies and limit the current administration’s ability to make independent decisions.

“A clean sweep is necessary to reestablish public confidence in vaccine science,” Kennedy said. The outgoing members were informed via email that their service was ending “immediately.” The email cited Kennedy’s June 9 directive and thanked them for their prior service. (Related: Kennedy reinstates essential HHS programs, ensures continuity amid cuts.)

Established in 1964 by the U.S. Surgeon General, ACIP has long been seen as the primary source of expert guidance on immunization practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It plays a critical role in shaping vaccine recommendations that influence pediatricians, insurers and public health programs nationwide.

However, Kennedy criticized the panel in his Wall Street Journal op-ed article for being too close to vaccine manufacturers and unwilling to challenge prevailing pharmaceutical narratives. He wrote that the committee “has been plagued with persistent conflicts of interest and has become little more than a rubber stamp for any vaccine,” and that it “has never recommended against a vaccine, even those later withdrawn for safety reasons.”

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