Pediatrician Dr. Liz Mumper interviews Dr. Kirk Milhoan, Chair of ACIP, on changes to U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations and what they mean for parents, clinicians, and informed consent in medicine.
Dr. Milhoan, a retired Air Force Lt. Colonel and Flight Surgeon, was notified of his firing while overseas at the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. The apparent cause? His ACIP service.
IMA today praised ACIP for voting to end the universal recommendation that all newborns receive a Hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth when the mother tests negative for the virus.
IMA applauds the unanimous, 12-0 vote by the HHS Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to end the universal recommendation for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for infants, children, and adults.
Dr. Kirk Milhoan joins IMA Senior Advisor Dr. Robert Malone as a respected voice shaping vaccine policy.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking bold steps to reform the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and IMA is calling for a complete overhaul.


