The report was supposed to be transmitted to the president by Nov. 8.
By Catholics for Catholics
A report on the safety of childhood vaccines is tardy, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said.
“It’s still going through the clearance process,” Dr. Erica Schwartz, the CDC’s director, said in Washington during an event held by the Milken Institute on Nov. 12, according to a story by the Epoch Times.
In August, President Donald Trump commanded Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., through the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, to hand over to him within 90 days options to dispense single-antigen vaccines as options to present ideas for adjuvants other than aluminum, combination shots, and assess the ideal timing and sequencing of childhood vaccines.
Schwartz conceded that the deadline had passed and described the plans as a report. She refused to reveal any details from the report, saying reporters should ask National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who is leading the task force.
The agency did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication.
Resuscitated in 2025, the task force is part of the Department of Health and Human Services, which is led by Kennedy. It includes representatives from the CDC and Food and Drug Administration.
The report is designed to be given to the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel, known as ACIP, according to Schwartz.
“ACIP will be able to take that report, decide whether there is merit to some of the things in the report or not,” she said. “But that is the goal.”
For now, the ACIP is in limbo after a federal judge in the spring said that Kennedy appeared to violate federal law and regulation when appointing members. An appeal is ongoing.
Health officials in October said they’re accepting nominations for new members for the panel.
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