Last November, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that, as secretary of health and human services, he would not “take away anybody’s vaccines.” If you believed him, you were duped. Related Death is the policyPhysicians, epidemiologists, and public health advocates are disturbed by what’s unfolded so far and fear what’s yet to come. If this new group were to change federal immunization recommendations, then those shots could go from free to prohibitively expensive. “My biggest fear is that what this is really about is preventing Americans from getting the vaccines they want,” says Nuzzo. The Vaccines for Children (VCF) program, which covers the cost of immunizations for children who are uninsured, underinsured, Medicaid-eligible, or Native American, also bases its coverage on ACIP recommendations.