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The group was chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid controversy over their credentials. It's considering making changes to the MMRV vaccine guidance among others.
Local health agencies across the country are bracing for potential changes to federal vaccine guidance as the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s hand-picked vaccine advisors to the CDC are set to hold a meeting on Thursday and Friday that could set out a new path for the country's vaccination policy.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices plans to vote Thursday on whether to recommend delaying the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine from birth to at least one month for babies of women who test negative for the virus.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is convening for a crucial two-day meeting to vote on new guidelines for MMRV, Hepatitis B and COVID-19 vaccines. Decisions could impact vaccine schedules and insurance coverage nationwide.
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CDC committee votes to change measles vaccine guidance for young children
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended against using the MMRV vaccine in children under 4. This could eliminate a choice for kids' first dose of measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox prevention.
The committee, known as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, will likely vote to shift eligibility requirements for immunizations against diseases including measles, hepatitis B and COVID-19.
A CDC advisory panel voted for changes to the vaccine schedule as Arizona's immunization rates have dropped for years.
On Sept. 15, HHS appointed five new members to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which is meeting later this week to vote on vaccines for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.