Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s moves to upend decades of vaccine policy could hit patients hardest in their wallets, as shifting guidance over shots could make insurance coverage confusing and scattershot.

The demonstration came a day after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gutted a federal vaccine safety panel and vowed to replace all its members.

We’ve taken a giant step backwards,” remarked Dr. Paul Offit, a leading vaccine scientist, after the abrupt dismissal of the entire CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed all 17 members of a committee that makes vaccine recommendations to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - a move that could have major implications in Texas and nationwide.

Kennedy Jr. promised he would not discourage people from getting vaccines or make the shots “difficult” to access. Now that the longtime anti-vaccine activist has the job, he’s putting his promise to the test.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the latest agency in the Health and Human Services Department to rehire employees who were part of department-wide layoffs. HHS confirmed to the Washington Examiner that 450 employees are slated to return.