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RFK Jr.'s firing of little-known committee members could mean families can't afford vaccines

Dr. Edwin Asturias, pediatric infectious disease specialist in Aurora, among the 17 members fired last week

by The Denver Post | June 17, 2025
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Asturias, who is on the Colorado School of Public Health faculty and works at Children’s Hospital Colorado but spoke for himself, said he especially worries about kids currently covered by the Vaccines for Children program, which pays to give shots to those who are uninsured, underinsured, eligible for Medicaid or Native American.

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