Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly canceled a U.S. Preventive Services Task Force meeting this week, raising alarm bells for members worried that it might be Kennedy’s latest target for a purge, according to multiple reports.
A similar move came just before the country’s top health official last month fired the entire 17-member board of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel.
An email sent to attendees did not cite a reason for the cancellation, health news publication STAT reported.