The vaccines have become so controversial that American Academy of Pediatrics Boycott And strongly Criticized The advisory committee’s meeting of 25–26 June on vaccination practices, which I presided over. This public health committee recommends disease control and prevention centers on vaccine recommendations.
What warrant does this dissatisfaction? In the meeting of the Advisory Committee, we voted for two changes in the vaccination schedule. First, as an alternative to maternal respiratory synchronous virus or RSV vaccination during pregnancy, we voted to recommend the use of a monoclonal antibody, Classorovimab to prevent RSV infection in infants. To get ready for the next virus season, this record was done in time, as the food and drug administration approved it 17 days ago.
Clesrovimab is No part American Academy of Pediatrics-endorsed vaccination schedule. Has the organization opposed this decision to protect infants? If not, why did it criticize instead of praising the committee? Is politics more important than public health?
In three different votes for children, pregnant women and other adults, the Advisory Committee also stopped recommending seasonal influenza vaccines, with mercury-covered preservatives. While criticizing our work, American Academy of Pediatrics Rescuing These mercury vaccines, even though many mercury-free options are available.
Mercury is a famous poison. Its expulsion from vaccines is a pro-vaxin state. Members of the American Academy of Pediatrics advocate and vaccinate children, and mercury in their products is not a great marketing strategy. The mercury is removed from all cosmetic products, and tux is more important than cosmetics.
The American Academy of Pediatrics Argument is no scientific proof That mercury contains vaccines cause damage. It is an unscientific red herring. Let’s use an idea. Suppose we make people random in two groups, to have dinner with calmari that either include it or does not contain small amounts of mercury. Even if there will be no statistical significant difference between health results in two groups, we will still prefer mercury-free calmari.
In daily life, we cannot completely avoid mercury, but its effect is cumulative, so we should reduce the exposure. This is also true for smoking. If we make people random in two groups, one of which smokes a single pack of cigarette and the other does not, then there will be no statistical significant difference between lung cancer between the two groups. We should still avoid smoking that pack of cigarettes.
Pediatricians and family doctors have to deal with a long time concerned about injections in their children. Their job will become easier when they can assure parents that there is no vaccine with the mercury with mercury. Physicians should serve everyone, and removing the mercury from the vaccine is a small but important step in restoring the lost trust.
American Academy of Pediatrics has history to argue Evaluation of childhood vaccine schedule, but it is an unscientific position. as an example, Danish research It states that, with a series of vaccines, it may be better if the final is a live vaccine, as it is for Danish toddlers instead of a non-live vaccine, as this research in the US is entitled to a fully evaluated evaluation, which may or may not lead to changes in CDC-Rasila vaccine schedules.
Evidence-based medical is the key to restoring public belief, and most vaccine scientists agree that we should evaluate completely and frequent vaccines. When patients, parents or vaccine scientists are concerned about vaccines, it should be respected and taken seriously. Anti-Vaxxx or science-deenners are false, derogatory and response to dismiss such people.
I have done vaccine research for more than two decades, helping to develop CDC and FDA vaccine safety monitoring systems. We mostly do not find a problem, and it is very good. When there is a problem, we should be honest and serious about it, even if it is one Adverse reaction detected After MMRV vaccine, A Faulty random test About HPV vaccine, or False CDC claims About covid vaccines. Failure to identify and solve problems in an honest and evidence-based way is the root cause of increasing the vaccine hesitation.
American Academy of Pediatrics also Complained About new members of the advisory committee. When the CDC stopped Johnson & Johnson Kovid vaccine in April 2021, during the vaccine deficiency and at the height of the epidemic, I was the only vaccine scientist to object in public. I argued then This would lead to unnecessary death between high -risk old Americans, and a few days later the CDC reversed the course. One will expect that such a pro -such a pro -scientist will welcome the scientist in the AAP committee, but it did not happen.
There is a contact representative in our committee to hear the voice of the academy, yet it is chosen Boycott of June meetingHe is unfortunate. Public health cannot grow without open and harsh discussions. After failing to show, I invite the organization to a live public debate, which was criticized for the June meeting. The public should not trust an organization that is not ready to openly debate on other scientists, so I hope they accept.
Martin Kulladorf, PhD, headed the advisory committee meeting on vaccination practices at the Disease Control and Prevention Center under the chairmanship of June 2025. He is Harvard University and Brigham and former professor of medicine at Women’s Hospital.
