RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel backs away from asking states to require an Rx for a COVID shot

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The federal vaccine advisory group, recently appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., made recommendations Friday on the COVID vaccine. Ultimately, the committee backed away from its most controversial proposal that called for states to require those who want a COVID-19 vaccine to get a prescription. This was the second meeting of the vaccine panel since Kennedy fired the existing roster, chosen during the Biden administration, and installed his own choices. Some on the panel have a history of criticizing vaccines, particularly the COVID-19 shots which have been an animating force for many of Kennedy’s supporters. “I don’t think that the public currently believes the narrative of safe and effective,” he told the panel.