“The last straw”—RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine ally angrily quits CDC panel after spat

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HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon then released a statement to media pointing to Malone’s retraction and adding “Unless officially announced by us, any assertions about what we are doing next is baseless speculation.”

Malone told Roll Call today that Nixon’s response was what led to his departure. “After Andrew trashing me with the press, I am done with the CDC and ACIP,” Malone said in a text message Tuesday morning. “That was the last straw.”

“Suffice to say I do not like drama, and have better things to do,” he added.

HHS Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs Rich Danker and former ACIP Chair Martin Kulldorff, who now serves as

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