Retsef Levi

Retsef Levi is an MIT professor of operations management and a member of the US health department’s vaccine advisory committee (ACIP). He is currently newsworthy because Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed him to review the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. Recent news reports highlight that Levi's own research on the topic has been criticized by numerous scientists and public health experts for failing to meet basic scientific standards and being misleading. This criticism raises questions about the credibility and potential bias of his review of COVID-19 vaccines for Kennedy Jr. His appointment and the subsequent scrutiny of his research are significant due to the ongoing public debate surrounding vaccine safety and the influence of figures like RFK Jr. on public opinion.