“State of play: Among 21 new members are John Gilmore, executive director of the Autism Action Network, which advocates against vaccine mandates, and Toby Rogers, a fellow at the Brownstone Institute for Social and Economic Research, per a Wednesday announcement.
- Rogers has written for the Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group founded by Kennedy. He testified at a House hearing in September that chronic disease epidemics “are primarily caused by toxicants — mostly from vaccines.”
- Walter Zahorodny, a psychologist who has already spoken publicly with Kennedy about autism research, will serve as a public member of the committee.
- Four people affiliated with the Medical Academy of Pediatrics and Special Needs, a professional group focused on integrative and functional health care, were also selected.
- Additionally, Kennedy appointed three new members with autism.
Committee recommendations are nonbinding, but shape autism research and programs.”
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