Kennedy Jr. began his tenure as Health and Human Services Secretary, he pledged, “We won’t take away anyone’s vaccines.” However, recent policy changes under his leadership—coupled with the unprecedented dismissal of all 17 members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on June 9—have proven that statement false,

In another controversial move, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has abruptly fired all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or the ACIP, of the CDC following an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal.

Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos said she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials removed recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.