US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday dismissed an expert panel of vaccine advisers that has historically guided the federal government’s vaccine recommendations, saying the group is “plagued with conflicts of interest.

Prior to running HHS, Kennedy strongly criticized conflicts of interest within public health agencies and the close ties between scientific researchers and the pharmaceutical industry.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed every member of a committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccine.