Committee member, Dr. Kirk Milhoan, speaks during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at the CDC on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Chamblee, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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The new chair of the federal vaccine advisory committee made some unexpected and controversial comments during an interview on the podcast “Why Should I Trust You?”
Dr. Kirk Milhoan’s said that personal freedom should be the “north star” for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices panel he now leads and should take precedence over other societal considerations. This is a striking shift and reversal of the prior focus from this Centers for Disease Control committee, which focused on public health.
Last year, after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was appointed…