After loss in court, RFK Jr. amends guidelines for key vaccine panel to emphasize risks of shots

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Source: Politico

04/09/2026 04:40 PM EDT


Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health agency has altered the guiding document for an influential vaccine panel by enhancing its role in considering safety risks and expanding qualifications for membership to include knowledge of “recovery from serious vaccine injuries.”

During his time as health secretary, Kennedy has focused on overhauling the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the panel that recommends which vaccines should be included on federal immunization schedules, to reflect his own beliefs that vaccines can harm human health.

Last spring, he fired all the panel’s members and replaced them with more like-minded individuals — a move that Boston-based Judge Brian Murphy temporarily unwound last month amid public health groups’ legal challenge to several vaccine policy changes.

The charter was due to be renewed on April 1, so an update was expected. But the new document, which Kennedy signed March 31, doesn’t conform with the spirit of Murphy’s order, said Richard Hughes, one of the attorneys who argued against Kennedy’s vaccine decisions before Murphy on behalf of groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics,

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/09/rfk-jr-amends-guidelines-for-key-vaccine-panel-00866086

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[Solly Mack]

1. If I had my way, that idiot would be charged with any and all injuries and deaths related to his wackadoodle beliefs.

Beliefs that ignore science. Beliefs that are being imposed as a health standard that people should follow.

If a governing body either legislates, dictates, or sets as policy harmful, even deadly laws, rules, or regulations, they should be held both criminally and civilly liable for the harm and death they cause.

But that's just me and I don't think governments should be allowed to harm its citizens.

[AZJonnie]

2. That's *not* just you my friend

[Solly Mack]

3. I'm glad.

[Mz Pip]

4. Got my Covid booster

a couple of days ago. We’ll be traveling and I wanted the updated version. My arm hurt and I was tired the next day. These are risks I’m willing to live with.