U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reshuffled the CDC's vaccine advisory panel, sparking controversy due to the inclusion of vaccine skeptics. Senator Bill Cassidy expressed concerns but was allowed to nominate one member.

Three of the health secretary’s picks to replace fired members of an influential panel that sets U.S. vaccine policies have filed statements in court flagging concerns about vaccines.

Kennedy’s unorthodox ideas about a wide range of health subjects may appear disparate to those who haven’t trawled through his more than a dozen books.