AAFP Responds to Removal of Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Members

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2025

Media Contact:
Julie Hirschhorn
AAFP Public Relations
jhirschhorn@aafp.org

The AAFP is outraged by the HHS Secretary’s decision to remove all 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, undermining vaccine safety and public health. This dangerous move erodes decades of established processes, discards the expertise of the medical and scientific community, and delays getting lifesaving vaccines to patients. We will not stand by while core institutions and systems that protect the health of patients, families and communities are undermined.

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