The 17 members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee, who were ousted last week, argued their abrupt dismissal has "left the U.S. vaccine program critically weakened."

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts will vote on shots for respiratory syncytial virus and influenza at a meeting scheduled for June 25 and 26, according to the agency's website.

Kennedy last week announced he would "retire" the entire panel that guides U.S. vaccine policy. He also quietly removed Dr. Melinda Wharton — the veteran Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official who coordinated the committee's meetings.