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As of Wednesday morning, one nominee, Dr. Michael Ross, had withdrawn during a federal review of members\u2019 financial holdings.    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/related-content\/instances\/cmccbnvs8000v3b6mvlq4c1ze@published\" data-component-name=\"related-content\" class=\"related-content-elevate related-content--article\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<header class=\"related-content__title related-content__title-text\" data-editable=\"content.title\">Related article<\/header>\n<section class=\"related-content__body\">\n<div class=\"related-content__image image__related-content\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmcc7gvyn003l27qbcp090lp8@published\" class=\"image-elevate image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"c-AP25176560903534.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-original-height=\"1350\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap25176560903534.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--show-credits&quot;: 525}\">       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap25176560903534.jpg?c=1x1&amp;q=h_479,w_479,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap25176560903534.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap25176560903534.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap25176560903534.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-ap25176560903534.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/picture>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"image__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image__metadata media__metadata\">\n<div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"image__caption attribution\">    <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\">A new group of seven outside CDC vaccine advisers met for the first time on Wednesday after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the previous 17 advisers.<\/span>  <\/div><figcaption class=\"image__credit\">Mike Stewart\/AP<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"related-content__headline\">        <span class=\"related-content__headline-text\" data-editable=\"content.headline\">RFK Jr.\u2019s new CDC advisers to study childhood vaccination schedule, guidelines for hepatitis B, measles shots<\/span>      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf2400093b6mzmpygppu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Monarez, a microbiologist and infectious disease expert who has served across several federal health agencies over the years, said she was not familiar with the details of the shakeup but would be open to placing more people on the committee. Although the CDC director can recommend experts to join ACIP, the HHS secretary ultimately signs off on appointments.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf24000a3b6mpe6qqznz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cThese are not easy positions to fill,\u201d Monarez said. \u201cIt takes a lot of time commitment from some of these highly trained technical experts to want to participate.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf24000b3b6m7jk0ww2h@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Cassidy and several Democratic senators sought reassurances from Monarez that she would protect ACIP\u2019s integrity as CDC director.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf24000c3b6m2hvf374r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cPart of the concern is that the people on the panel, although scientifically credentialed, no one has the experience of [an] immunization [background] to say, \u2018Wait a second: The evidence that you\u2019re presenting, there\u2019s a lot more evidence to say it\u2019s not true.\u2019 That responsibility will fall on you,\u201d Cassidy said, echoing concerns that he shared about the panel Monday and pointing to a specific presentation, slated for Thursday, on the preservative thimerosal in certain vaccines.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf24000d3b6mpbkk0znc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Cassidy also brought up mRNA, the technology in widely used Covid-19 vaccines that has early promise in other immunizations and potential therapies. Some vaccine critics, including new ACIP member Dr. Robert Malone, have touted unproven theories that mRNA vaccines can cause cancer and other serious side effects.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf24000e3b6m7n1c984y@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cIf we turn our back on that platform, we\u2019re turning our back on solutions to Lyme disease, which is terribly debilitating, to HIV, which is a scourge,\u201d Cassidy said. He pressed Monarez to include experts on the ACIP panel who have experience with mRNA and immunology.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf24000f3b6ma4if2ygu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            She agreed.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf24000g3b6mxpmu6xn2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cWe absolutely need highly trained scientists and professionals to be able to participate,\u201d Monarez said. ACIP \u201cis such a vital part of the CDC. It\u2019s such a vital, vital process.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf24000h3b6m1imek999@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The nominee also said several times that \u201cvaccines save lives.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf24000i3b6mkqvhazlk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            At other points during the hearing, Monarez distanced herself from other Trump administration directives, including mass layoffs at the CDC and proposals to eliminate certain programs.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf24000j3b6mk7q70r0j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Monarez, who served as the CDC\u2019s deputy director from January to March and later as acting director, said repeatedly that she was not familiar with the details of layoffs that stalled lead poisoning prevention efforts or anti-tobacco education campaigns.    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/related-content\/instances\/cmccboe6s000x3b6m81py8m86@published\" data-component-name=\"related-content\" class=\"related-content-elevate related-content--article\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<header class=\"related-content__title related-content__title-text\" data-editable=\"content.title\">Related article<\/header>\n<section class=\"related-content__body\">\n<div class=\"related-content__image image__related-content\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmbqrymnn007126pbcrml7iuq@published\" class=\"image-elevate image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"baldwin WDJT.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/baldwin-wdjt.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--show-credits&quot;: 525}\">       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/baldwin-wdjt.jpg?c=1x1&amp;q=h_479,w_479,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/baldwin-wdjt.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_270,w_480,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/baldwin-wdjt.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/baldwin-wdjt.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"undefined\" width=\"256\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/baldwin-wdjt.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill\/w_256,f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><\/picture>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"image__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image__metadata media__metadata\">\n<div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"image__caption attribution\">    <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\">Sen. Tammy Baldwin meets with  families who&#8217;ve been impacted by school closures and worried about lead exposure on Monday, June 9, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/span>  <\/div><figcaption class=\"image__credit\">WDJT<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"related-content__headline\">        <span class=\"related-content__headline-text\" data-editable=\"content.headline\">\u2018Come and help us\u2019: Milwaukee parents fire back at Trump administration for denying federal aid amid lead crisis in schools<\/span>      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf24000k3b6mhau3es30@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Monarez said she was not involved in personnel decisionmaking during those Department of Government Efficiency-led layoff, though she later said she worked with CDC staff to \u201cmake sure we were reinforcing\u201d the reduction in force plans.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf24000l3b6mslazdqbw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Kennedy has been critical of the addition of fluoride to public water supplies, but Monarez was more noncommittal when questioned by Maryland Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat, about the HHS secretary\u2019s plans to end CDC support of fluoridation in state and local drinking water.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf24000m3b6msowsxb33@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cFluoride is an important component to oral health,\u201d Monarez said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbtgwt00003b6mu84457o7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Alsobrooks noted that the public water supply in Potomac, Maryland, where Monarez lives, is fluoridated and asked Monarez whether it is safe.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccct2ko00033b6mqjs5qbqk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cI believe the water in Potomac, Maryland, is safe,\u201d Monarez replied.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmccbmf24000n3b6m2hat5siw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Trump chose Monarez to lead the agency after withdrawing his first nominee, former Florida congressman Dr. Dave Weldon, from consideration. 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Susan Collins of Maine of cratering his nomination amid concerns over his vaccine views.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaccines Federal agencies Water availability Congressional news See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elderwoodwellness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elderwoodwellness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elderwoodwellness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elderwoodwellness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elderwoodwellness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/elderwoodwellness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elderwoodwellness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elderwoodwellness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elderwoodwellness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elderwoodwellness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}