2 h. ago CDC advisers vote to restrict MMRV vaccine, delay vote on hepatitis B

A group of advisers for the CDC voted to narrow existing recommendations for the combined MMRV shot that protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.

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2 h. ago Vaccine Panel Stacked by RFK Jr. Recommends Delaying MMRV Immunization

The vaccine advisory group ACIP, not all members of which seemed to know what the group does, recommended to the CDC that combined MMRV shots not be given before age 4.

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3 h. ago Kennedy’s advisory panel recommends new restrictions on MMRV vaccines

The panel advised that the vaccine known as MMRV not be given before age 4 and that children in this age group instead get separate vaccines — one against MMR and another for varicella, or chickenpox. The post Kennedy’s advisory panel recommends new restrictions on MMRV vaccines appeared first on Boston.com.

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6 h. ago RFK Jr.'s advisory panel recommends new restrictions on MMRV vaccines

RFK Jr.'s advisory panel recommends new restrictions on MMRV vaccines  NBC4 Washington

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32 h. ago Western States Issue Their Own Vaccine Recommendations to Counter Kennedy

The guidelines, from California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii, mirror those of major medical organizations. They were issued a day before an advisory panel was set to meet to review potential changes to federal recommendations.

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53 h. ago RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel is expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in kids

A vaccine advisory panel, recently reshaped by RFK Jr., is expected to vote on changing the age children should get their first hepatitis B vaccine -- from right after birth to age 4.

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65 h. ago Kennedy's vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in children

RFK Jr.'s hand-picked panel of vaccine advisors is expected to vote to delay the hepatitis B shot for newborns. Doctors warn that could fuel a return of a disease virtually eradicated in U.S. kids. 

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2 w. ago CVS and Walgreens Clamp Down on Covid Vaccines in Many States

Because a C.D.C. panel has not yet recommended the shots, the country’s largest pharmacy chains are requiring prescriptions or holding back altogether under some state laws.

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3 w. ago RFK Jr. Sought to Fire CDC Director Susan Monarez Over Vaccine Policy

The director, Susan Monarez, declined to fire agency leaders or to accept all recommendations from a vaccine advisory panel made over by Mr. Kennedy, according to people with knowledge of the events.

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