Reference News Network reported on June 11 that according to a report by Agence France-Presse on June 9, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on the 9th that he would dismiss all members of an important federal vaccine advisory group, accusing them of having conflicts of interest with the industry - this is his latest attack on the national immunization policy.

The decision to dismiss all 17 experts from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was announced in an opinion column in The Wall Street Journal and an official press release. Kennedy believes that this reform is crucial to restoring public trust and accuses the committee of reputation damage due to financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies.

In a statement released by the Department of Health and Human Services, he said: "Today, we place the restoration of public trust above any specific agenda for or against vaccines. The public must know that unbiased science - assessed through a transparent process, free from conflicts of interest - guides the recommendations of our health agencies."

In his column article, Kennedy claimed that the committee has been "haunted by persistent conflicts of interest."

He said that he is considering replacing the outgoing experts with new members. These experts were initially appointed due to their recognized expertise but were also required to submit information disclosures regarding conflicts of interest.

Kennedy has been promoting misinformation about the harmful effects of vaccines for over 20 years, including the debunked claim that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine causes autism.

Since taking office, he has restricted COVID-19 vaccinations and continued to fuel skepticism about the MMR vaccine amid the worst measles outbreak in the United States in years. According to reports, more than 1,100 cases of measles have been reported in the United States, with three deaths. (Translated by Qiu Fang)

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