CDC official overseeing COVID-19 vaccine recommendations resigns
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CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Expert Resigns After Kennedy Policy Change
Above: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campus is in Chamblee, Georgia. Image copyright: Alyssa Pointer/Contributor/The Washington Post via Getty Images
The Spin
Right narrative
Kennedy's decision was simple common sense public health policy based on evolving science. It's too bad Panagiotakopoulos disagreed. Healthy children face minimal risk from COVID-19, making broad vaccination recommendations unnecessary. The changes align with what many experts were already considering.
Left narrative
Panagiotakopoulos is right to take a stand after Kennedy's unprecedented bypass of scientific review, which undermines decades of established vaccine policy processes. By removing expert-backed recommendations for the most vulnerable in society, Kennedy is reducing access to insurance coverage and life-saving vaccines.