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 slightly higher risk of fever-related seizures with the combined MMRV shot.
- A panel voted 8-3 to recommend that children under four should not receive the MMRV vaccine due to risks of febrile seizures, as reported by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
- The recommendations may impact vaccine coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid, although they will not affect the Vaccines for Children program.
- Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made significant changes to the panel, replacing members, which has raised concerns about potential decreases in vaccination rates and disregarding scientific data.
- Some new members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices have a history of criticism regarding vaccines, leading to accusations of unqualified selections by former CDC directors.
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RFK Jr’s hand-picked CDC advisory panel recommends against combo vaccine for kids
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CDC panel votes to limit measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccines for children
A CDC advisory panel voted Thursday to limit the availability of a combined shot for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella, the virus that causes chicken pox for children. The panel also delayed a vote on the newborn hepatitis B shot until Friday. The 12-person Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was chosen by Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., who has expressed skepticism about the efficacy of vaccines. The panel voted 8-3 with one a…
Kennedy’s hand-picked vaccine advisors limit use of MMRV vaccine for young children
A nurse gives an MMR vaccine at the Utah County Health Department on April 29, 2019, in Provo, Utah. The vaccine is 97% effective against measles when two doses are administered. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)ATLANTA — A key vaccine advisory panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to change its recommendations around certain childhood immunizations Thursday, despite the CDC’s own data showing that the vaccines are safe…
It decided on Thursday to stop recommending measles vaccine for children under four years of age.
RKF Jr.'s hand-picked committee changed its recommendations for key childhood shots
In an 8 to 3 vote, a committee handpicked by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. decided to change its recommendation for how American children are vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.
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