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US CDC taps vaccine skeptic to lead COVID committee
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has chosen Retsef Levi, a member of its key vaccine panel, to lead its COVID-19 immunization workgroup, a spokesperson for the health department told Reuters on Monday.
CDC Names Vaccine Critic Retsef Levi as Head of COVID-19 Workgroup
The MIT professor of management, who already sits on the CDC's revamped immunization advisory committee, is a known skeptic of vaccines, particularly mRNA technology.
Vaccine skeptic to lead CDC COVID immunization working group
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has chosen a known vaccine skeptic to lead its COVID-19 working group, which was originally established to discuss immunization recommendations
ACIP member critical of COVID vaccines to lead review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory group has long had a work group in place to review the latest COVID-19 vaccine science, including weighing the risks and benefits, but a newly constituted group will launch a sweeping new review of the vaccines led by a member who has opposed COVID vaccines.
Covid vaccine critic tapped to lead CDC advisory committee on shots
A task force formed within the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to discuss Covid-19 vaccines will be led by an MIT professor who has made derogatory remarks about the shots in the past.
U.S. CDC Elects mRNA Vaccine Critic to Lead Covid-19 Immunization Workgroup
The CDC appointed Retsef Levi, a vocal critic of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, to lead its Covid-19 immunization workgroup, a panel tasked with reviewing vaccine safety and effectiveness, despite controversy surrounding his past calls for vaccine withdrawal.
Covid Vaccine Opponent Tapped to Lead Federal Review Team
Panel members have been given a broad mandate, despite pleas from C.D.C. employees asking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop spreading misinformation.
RFK Jr. Names Vaccine Skeptic to Lead COVID Advisory Committee
Kennedy Jr. has chosen a vaccine critic to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 vaccine advisory committee. Retsef Levi has previously slammed mRNA vaccines, saying they can cause serious harm and death,
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FDA Greenlights New COVID Vaccines, Sets Eligibility Limits
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CDC Taps Vaccine Skeptic to Lead COVID Shot Review: Here's What to Know
Retsef Levi, PhD, will now chair the newly revamped COVID-19 Immunization Workgroup for the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) -- and infectious disease experts are ...
US CDC taps vaccine skeptic to lead COVID vaccine committee
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has chosen Retsef Levi, a member of its key vaccine panel, to lead its ...