Among the terminated advisory committees was the NIH Center for Scientific Review Advisory Council, which was established in 1988. The advisory council wasn’t responsible for reviewing grant applications; rather, it advised NIH leaders on how to allocate research funds.
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Beyond the NIH, the CDC had nine advisory committees terminated, among others, such as ACIP, that were undermined. Four were terminated at the FDA.
Terminated and otherwise undermined advisory committees included those that focused on childhood vaccines, heritable diseases in newborns and children, Alzheimer’s disease, health equity, healthcare infection control, rural health, novel and exceptional technology, long COVID, and the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the report
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