AMA President-Elect Says CDC Can't Be Trusted as Kennedy Halts 2025 Flu Vaccine Messaging
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Updated · WABE 90.1 FM · Jul 21
AMA President-Elect Says CDC Can't Be Trusted as Kennedy Halts 2025 Flu Vaccine Messaging
1 articles · Updated · WABE 90.1 FM · Jul 21
Summary
Sandra Fryhofer, set to lead the 180-year-old AMA in 2027, said patients and physicians can no longer trust the CDC because of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions.
Fryhofer said Kennedy and his vaccine-skeptic team are systematically dismantling public health and vaccine infrastructure at both the CDC and its immunization advisory committee.
Kennedy's order ending the CDC's 2025 public messaging campaign for flu shots during one of the worst flu seasons in decades was cited as a key example driving that loss of confidence.
Fryhofer warned that downplaying vaccines could lead to more vaccine-preventable illnesses and child deaths, sharpening the AMA's clash with the administration over U.S. public health policy.