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RFK Jr.’s new CDC advisers to study childhood vaccination schedule, guidelines for hepatitis B, measles shots
At the first meeting of a controversial new group of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
HHS eliminates CDC staff who made sure birth control is safe for women at risk
A Texas mother of two, Brianna Henderson, was diagnosed with a rare and potentially fatal heart condition after having her ...
Pa. lawmakers look to protect vaccine access after RFK seats new advisers in key CDC roles
A Pa. lawmaker is trying to prevent lapses in insurance coverage for vaccines, even if key advisers in the CDC change their ...
What to expect from the upcoming CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting with RFK Jr.'s new members
The CDC's vaccine advisory committee is set to meet for the first time since HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed ...
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New CDC advisors will review existing vaccine recommendations
The chair of the CDC’s newly remade vaccine advisory committee said Wednesday that the committee will be reviewing existing ...
Why Kennedy’s overhaul of a key CDC committee could lead to ‘vaccine chaos’ in the US
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, will gather this ...
CDC official overseeing COVID-19 vaccine recommendations resigns
The resignation follows an order by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to change the agency's guidance.
New CDC vaccine advisers endorse thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite no evidence of harm from the preservative
A new slate of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday to recommend that ...
CDC panel makes major vaccine decision for 2025—Here’s what’s changing
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has issued new vaccine recommendations affecting RSV and flu ...
PFAS concerns prompt Maine CDC to add to its fish consumption guidelines
PFAS, a class of manmade chemicals found in many consumer products, have been linked to health risks including liver and ...
Top CDC covid vaccine adviser quits after RFK Jr. ended recommendations
Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos said she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials removed recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.
CDC scientists push back on vaccine presentations casting doubt on immunization safety
At the start of an unprecedented meeting of vaccine committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency scientists who normally generate and interpret data to inform this ...