Dr. Robert Malone, vice chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and ally of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resigned from the panel after a federal judge ruled that the newly appointed members lacked required expertise. 2 3 The judge blocked ACIP's actions, including changes to the pediatric vaccine schedule like delaying the hepatitis B birth dose, and restored the original schedule. 1 2 5 Malone cited reasons including 'uncompensated labor' and 'incredible hate,' expressed frustration on X by calling for the judge's impeachment, and initially claimed ACIP was disbanded before retracting. 2 3 4 ACIP was reformed by Kennedy last year after dismissing the prior panel for alleged pharmaceutical influence; HHS has not confirmed an appeal of the ruling. 1 2 Sources: 1. https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/outspoken-acip-member-steps-down-amid-vaccine-panel-controversy-legal-bulwark 2. https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/24/feder...
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