Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002573/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Gerald Hauser (PfE)
US Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. recently sacked all members of the US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) The committee’s remit is to decide whether given vaccines are necessary, how they should be used and to make the appropriate recommendations. The committee should no longer be a mere ‘rubber stamp’ body serving for the commercial interests of the pharmaceutical industry, since it now must be made up exclusively of individuals with no conflicts of interest. Kennedy has stated that it is high time that the focus returned to scientific facts and people’s health, rather than the profits of the pharmaceutical lobby and its billionaire investors. A few days ago, the committee was restaffed with independent and critical leading scientists such as mRNA pioneer Dr Robert Malone. This leading US virologist, immunologist and molecular biologist is the co-author of pioneering studies that led to the development of mRNA vaccines and a renowned expert on the risk-benefit profile of vaccinations.
- 1.What specific conflicts of interest exist among Members and employees of the Commission and its agencies, e.g. the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)?
- 2.Have these conflicts of interest been publicly declared, and the details made available to the public, as has been standard practice for decades in medical publications and at specialist conferences?
- 3.How does the Commission ensure the full independence of Members and employees of the Commission and its agencies?
Submitted: 25.6.2025