DEVELOPING: CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel Gets Major Boost Ahead of Critical Meeting

BREAKING NEWS: CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel Gets Major Boost Ahead of Critical Meeting The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has been bolstered with five new members, just days before a crucial meeting to determine who should receive COVID-19 vaccines this season. The new additions are Hilary Blackburn, Dr. Kirk Milhoan, Dr. Evelyn Griffin, Dr. Raymond Pollak, and Catherine Stein, who will join the committee in Atlanta on Thursday. These new members bring significant expertise to the table, with backgrounds in pharmacy, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, transplant surgery, and epidemiology. The move comes after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. purged the committee of Biden administration appointees in June, sparking controversy over the panel's composition. The critical meeting on Thursday will have significant implications for vaccine distribution and access, with millions of Americans relying on the CDC's guidance. This is a developing story, and we will provide updates as more information becomes available. *This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Based on reporting from Npr.*