An analysis published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet projects that cuts to the agency will lead to more deaths from diseases like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
But the court has raised concerns by asserting that the health and human services secretary holds authority over a task force that has mandated insurance coverage for HIV-prevention drugs.
The meeting included a discussion of thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative and longtime target of the anti-vaccine world. It was removed from nearly all U.S. vaccines in 2001.