The upheaval of CDC’s vaccine panel, and drug pricing confusion

This week on "The Readout LOUD": Why did RFK Jr. abruptly fire all members of CDC's vaccine advisory panel? Vaccine expert Kathryn Edwards joins the podcast to parse through the…

Jun 12, 2025 - 23:05
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The upheaval of CDC’s vaccine panel, and drug pricing confusion

Why did Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly fire all members of the expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines? Who are the new members that Kennedy named? And what does that all mean for the future of public health?

We discuss all that and more on this on this week’s episode of “The Readout LOUD,” STAT’s biotech podcast. We bring on Kathryn Edwards, a vaccine expert and a former member of the CDC advisory panel, to parse through the turmoil.

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