The 17 members of a federal vaccine advisory committee, who were ousted last week, argued their abrupt dismissal has "left the U.S. vaccine program critically weakened."

Liberal ideology and Republican politics laid groundwork for Kennedy’s remaking of the CDC’s vaccine panel.

“Out of pocket costs for vaccines become an issue where we could end up with a system where some people can afford vaccinating themselves and their families and others cannot,” DeMatteis said.