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Vaccine Panel Conflicts Hit Record Low Before RFK Jr. Headed HHS
The CDC's Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta.
Photographer: Ben Hendren/BloombergFinancial conflicts of interest among experts who help guide US vaccination policy were at record lows in 2024, just before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the nation’s top health spot and vowed to clean out corruption.
In 2024, 5% or fewer of the members on two key panels reported conflicts, defined as financial relationships with companies in areas like research funding, stock ownership or consulting contracts, according to the study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.