Bouquet (a bunch of people who did the right thing) ACIP members fired for following evidenced-based recommendations of vaccines

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is a federal committee of medical and public health experts that provides evidence-based recommendations to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and CDC on the use of vaccines and immunizations for the civilian population, influencing official U.S. vaccination schedules and guidelines. They review vaccine safety, efficacy, and disease impact to make crucial public health decisions. 

Seventeen ACIP members who were removed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in June 2025.

1. Helen Keipp (H. Keipp B.) Talbot, MD, MPH — Chair (ACIP)
   Professor of Medicine & Health Policy, Vanderbilt University; infectious-disease specialist with work on respiratory viruses and vaccine policy; served as ACIP chair. wag.app.vanderbilt.edu+1

2. Edwin José Asturias, MD
   Pediatric infectious-disease physician and vaccine researcher; faculty at the Colorado School of Public Health / Children’s Hospital Colorado with extensive international vaccine work. Colorado School of Public Health+1

3. Noel T. Brewer, PhD
   Distinguished professor of health behavior (UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health); leading researcher on vaccination behavior (e.g., HPV vaccine) and public-health communication. Gillings School of Public Health+1

4. Oliver T. Brooks, MD
   Pediatrician and longtime community health leader in Los Angeles (Watts Healthcare/L.A. Care), active in immunization coalitions and vaccine outreach. NFID+1

5. Lin H. Chen, MD, FACP, FASTMH, FISTM
   Travel-medicine and infectious-disease clinician–researcher (Mount Auburn / Harvard affiliations); expertise in travel medicine, emerging infections and vaccines. Catalyst+1

6. Helen Y. Chu, MD, MPH
   Professor at University of Washington (medicine & epidemiology); recognized for work on maternal immunization, respiratory viruses (influenza, RSV) and early SARS-CoV-2 detection. UW Medicine+1

7. Sybil Cineas, MD, FAAP, FACP
   Med-Peds physician, associate program director and faculty at Brown/Warren Alpert Medical School; clinical public-health experience and ACIP workgroup participation. pcpm.med.brown.edu+1

8. Denise J. Jamieson, MD, MPH
   Gynecologist, former senior CDC medical officer, and current dean/VP for medical affairs (University of Iowa); long experience in epidemic response, maternal health and immunization policy. University of Iowa Health Care+1

9. Mini (Mini Kamboj) Kamboj, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA
   Infectious-disease physician and medical epidemiologist (Memorial Sloan Kettering); led infection prevention and vaccine efforts in clinical settings. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center+1

10. George A. Kuchel, MD CM, FRCP, AGSF, FAAAS
    Professor and Director, UConn Center on Aging; geriatrician with research on immunosenescence and vaccine effectiveness in older adults. facultydirectory.uchc.edu+1

11. Jamie Loehr, MD, FAAFP
    Family physician (Ithaca/Cayuga Family Medicine), ACIP workgroup participant (Hib/meningococcal work group); primary-care perspective on vaccine implementation. Cayuga Family Medicine+1

12. Karyn L. Lyons, MS, RN
    Chief, Immunization Section, Illinois Department of Public Health — senior immunization program leader and state-level immunization expert. Illinois Department of Public Health+1

13. Yvonne (Bonnie) A. Maldonado, MD, FAAP, FIDSA
    Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases (Stanford); longtime vaccine researcher and clinician with global-health experience and vaccine program leadership. Stanford Profiles+1

14. Charlotte A. Moser, MS
    Co-director of the Vaccine Education Center, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; focused on vaccine communication and public education. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia+1

15. Robert (Rob) Schechter, MD, MSc
    Chief of the Immunization Branch, California Department of Public Health; extensive experience in immunization program implementation and vaccine policy workgroups. HHS.gov+1

16. Albert C. Shaw, MD, PhD, FIDSA
    Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Yale School of Medicine; researcher on immunology of aging and infectious-disease clinician. Yale School of Medicine+1

17. Jane R. Zucker, MD, MSc, FIDSA
    Longtime public-health immunization leader (former Assistant Commissioner, NYC DOHMH Bureau of Immunization); expertise in immunization program management and outbreak response.