Department of Pediatrics

RFK’s handpicked advisers are coming for the childhood vaccine schedule. Here’s what to know.

Written by Live Science | September 18, 2025

“We — and by ‘we,’ I mean pediatricians and vaccine experts and the ACIP — were appropriately concerned about this, and there was incredibly thoughtful deliberation about how recommendations should change,” said David Higgins, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado Anschutz.