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What is the impact of RFK Jr. firing vaccine advisory panel?

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired an entire vaccine advisory committee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday as part of his ongoing efforts to overhaul federal vaccination policy.

Lauren Weber, health and science accountability reporter at the Washington Post, joins us to discuss.

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