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Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional, Rejecting Decades of Science 23 January 2026 at 20:15

Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional, Rejecting Decades of Science

By:Apoorva Mandavilli

23 January 2026 at 20:15

Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.

Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, speaking at a meeting of the committee in Chamblee, Ga., in September.