US EditionNew CDC Immunization Panel to Skip some Topics
- The U.S. health chief last week dismissed the current 17-member vaccine advisory committee and selected eight new members, several of whom hold anti-vaccine perspectives.
- The new committee's agenda excludes votes on COVID-19, HPV, and meningococcal vaccines, focusing instead on flu shots, RSV vaccinations, and the preservative thimerosal.
- Dr. Susan Kressly, American Academy of Pediatrics president, criticized the missing agenda items and warned about leaders promoting agendas over public health amid settled vaccine science.
- Vaccine expert Paul Offit said targeting thimerosal could force manufacturers to use single-dose vials, making vaccines more expensive, less available, and more feared.
- The developments suggest potential shifts in U.S. vaccine policy and public trust, while 30 organizations urged insurers to keep covering COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women.
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Omaha World-Herald
Tulsa WorldNew CDC panel to skip some topics
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new vaccine advisers meet next week, but their agenda suggests they'll skip some expected topics — including a vote on COVID-19 shots — while taking up a longtime target of anti-vaccine groups.
Morganton News Herald
New CDC immunization panel to skip some topics
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new vaccine advisers are slated to meet next week, but their agenda suggests they'll skip some expected topics — including a vote on COVID-19 shots — while taking up a longtime target of…
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Fri, 06/20/2025 - 12:40pmI just received this from the HHS Dept: MEDIA ADVISORY—FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY Secretary Kennedy, Administrator Oz to Host Press Conference to Discuss Groundbreaking Health Insurance Reform WASHINGTON, DC—FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2025—U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz will host a press conference to discuss a breakthrough in h…
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