Did A Committee Member Just Contradict the CDC?

WA State DOH Vaccine Advisory Committee Meeting July 13, 2023

There's much worthy of concern and discussion in this meeting, but after the halfway point of the 2-hour meeting, edited here for easier reference, they discussed the CDC's intention to promote giving three vaccines at the same time--flu, COVID, and RSV. The last commenter in the discussion, Dr. Edgar Marcuse, a former ACIP member, voices his concern, saying finally, "I don't understand the relative risk of side effects among the 3 vaccines. And I think it caution[sic], I'm very reluctant to see a vaccine enthusiast recommendation for all 3 vaccines in a short period of time without data to back that up."

The last time a prominent physician cautioned against giving three vaccines (measles-mumps-rubella) simultaneously, the drug industry retaliated (thus the saga of Dr. Andrew Wakefield). The industry cannot continue to expand if warranted caution is ever advised or heeded about giving several vaccines at the same time. Dr. Marcuse is retired and living in a longterm care facility and he states he is in the community being targeted with all three vaccines. Perhaps this has given him the courage to voice his caution and risk being "Wakefielded".

https://doh.wa.gov/public-health-healthcare-providers/public-health-system-resources-and-services/immunization/vaccine-advisory-committee-vac/agendas-and-minutes