US EditionCDC panel votes to push back MMRV vaccine recommendation to 4 years old
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 8-3 to recommend separate MMR and varicella vaccines for children under 4 due to a higher risk of febrile seizures with the combined MMRV shot.
- The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 8-3 to change the recommendation for the MMRV vaccine for children under four years old to separate shots for MMR and chickenpox instead of a combined vaccine.
- This change comes as measles cases reached their highest point since 2000, raising concerns from some lawmakers, like Senator Elizabeth Warren, about vaccine accessibility for children.
- The panel's recommendations still require approval from the acting CDC Director Jim O'Neill before becoming official guidance, amid controversies surrounding Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s influence on the committee.
- Parents of children eligible for the Vaccines for Children program will still have the option between the MMRV vaccine and separate vaccines, but the Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid may not cover the MMRV shots anymore.
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