Kennedy Punches ACIP in the Gut: Is This Round Fixed?

Yo Adrian They Fired Everyone!

Listen Adrian! I gotta tell ya somethin' – this Kennedy kid the new head honcho at Health and Human Services he done gone and fired the whole Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The whole kit and caboodle! Seventeen people gone! He says it's to "re establish public confidence" in shots but somethin' smells fishy like Mickey's gym after a hard workout.

Politicizin' Science? That's a Low Blow!

This Georgetown professor fella named Gostin he's sayin' it ain't about trust it's about politics. He reckons it's gonna make folks trust the HHS *less* not more! Says it undermines science and messes with how they're supposed to regulate vaccines. That's like sayin' I can't punch! It ain't true Adrian! It just ain't true! This whole thing sounds like a setup like Apollo tryin' to tire me out before the fifteenth round.

Measles Outbreak? We Don't Need Another Round!

Some folks are worried this could make us less protected against diseases like that measles thing goin' around. We can't have kids gettin' sick Adrian! That's worse than gettin' knocked down by Drago. And these vaccine companies like Moderna and Pfizer? They're prob'ly sweatin' bullets now. This whole thing introduces more uncertainty like tryin' to predict what Paulie's gonna say next. It's impossible!

Conflict of Interest? More Like Conflict of Bull!

Kennedy's claimin' the old ACIP had "conflicts of interest." That's like sayin' I had a fair fight with Apollo! This Infectious Diseases Society of America lady Tina Tan she says it's all bogus. Says they're a qualified group that's always been transparent. Seems like Kennedy's just lookin' for a reason to ignore the science. I seen this before Adrian. It's like when the ref was countin' slow for me against Apollo. It stinks!

Filling the Ring With Sycophants?

Now the big question is who's gonna replace these folks? Some experts fear Kennedy's gonna put in people who agree with his anti vaccine views. That's like puttin' Duke Apollo Creed's trainer in my corner! That ain't gonna help me win Adrian! It could mean they'll downplay the good parts of vaccines and make it harder to get them. That's bad news for everyone.

He Promised He Wouldn't Do This Adrian!

Here's the kicker Adrian! Kennedy apparently promised a senator he wouldn't mess with the ACIP! Now the senator's worried the committee's gonna be full of folks who "know nothin' about vaccines except suspicion." That's a low blow Kennedy a low blow! You gotta keep your word just like I promised Adrian I'd win for her! But hey at least he's still gonna talk with the guy. Maybe there's still a chance for a comeback like in *Rocky IV* when I thought I was a goner but turned things around at the end.