4 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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5 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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8 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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23 h. ago US vaccine panel to vote on the use of combined measles shot this week

US vaccine panel to vote on the use of combined measles shot this week  Reuters

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24 h. ago Questions Are Raised About Vaccine Panel’s Reliability as Policy Review Gets Underway

Senator Bill Cassidy warned against any new restrictions, and insurers suggested they would still cover routine vaccinations even if a C.D.C. panel tried to limit them.

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28 h. ago Senator and Insurers Cast Doubt on U.S. Vaccine Panel as It Readies Review

Insurers suggested they would still cover routine shots even if a C.D.C. panel tried to limit them, as an influential senator warned against new restrictions.

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31 h. ago Republican Senator Casts Doubt on Kennedy’s Vaccine Advisers

Senator Bill Cassidy, the chairman of the health committee, said Americans should not trust a possible change to the childhood vaccine guidance.

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55 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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67 h. ago RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Committee Likely to Target Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns

Committee members, some of whom are vaccine skeptics, are likely to recommend restricting the use of the shots at birth or delaying them until later in childhood.

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67 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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3 d. ago 5 new members added to CDC vaccine advisory panel ahead of key meeting 

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks more new vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, days before a two-day meeting to consider COVID and hepatitis B shots.

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2 w. ago CVS holds off on offering COVID vaccines in 16 states, including Mass.

In some states, pharmacists are forbidden to administer vaccines that are not recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel. The post CVS holds off on offering COVID vaccines in 16 states, including Mass. appeared first on Boston.com.

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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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