FOLLOWING DEADLY CDC SHOOTING, BLUMENTHAL DEMANDS KENNEDY-APPOINTED ACIP MEMBER BE FIRED OVER VIOLENT AND THREATENING POSTS; REITERATES CALL TO RESTORE EXPERT VACCINE ADVISORY PANEL
“Dr. Malone’s escalating and violent rhetoric—including in the aftermath of this tragic incident—has no place on a panel responsible for determining immunization recommendations for children and adults throughout our country.” [WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today called on U.S. Department Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to fire Dr. Robert Malone, a recently appointed member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), for his violent and incendiary rhetoric in the wake of the recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta. The shooting, took the life of DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose, continues to be under investigation as early reports suggest that the gunman was motivated…












