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CDC advisers vote to recommend against combo vaccine for young kids, delay vote on newborn hepatitis B shot
A meeting of advisers chosen by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to guide US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine recommendations ended abruptly Thursday with a delayed vote on one vaccine,

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CDC advisers vote to restrict MMRV vaccine, delay vote on hepatitis B
In an unorthodox move, CDC vaccine advisers table a vote on hepatitis B
Kennedy's Vaccine Advisers Change COVID Shot Guidance, Calling Them an Individual Choice
Access to COVID-19 shots is the big question as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers meet again Friday, after putting off a controversial vote on a different vaccine for newb...

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RFK Jr.-Backed Panel Advises Against MMRV Combo Vaccine for Young Children
CDC Panel Votes to Nix Current Covid Vaccine Recommendations
CDC panel votes to limit who is eligible for this fall's Covid vaccine
Over the last few weeks, people in some states have reported frustration in getting access to the shots, as pharmacies awaited official guidance from the CDC’s advisory committee.

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RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers decline to recommend COVID-19 shot for all Americans
RFK Jr.’s hand-picked CDC advisory panel recommends against combo vaccine for kids
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CDC advisers postpone vote to delay some newborns’ hepatitis B shot
Members of ACIP voted to table a planned vote on withholding some infants’ first hepatitis B vaccine dose, adding more confusion to an already muddied meeting.
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ACIP tables vote to delay hepatitis B vaccine birth dose
To prevent impacts from screening gaps, in 1991 ACIP recommended that all infants receive their first dose of hepatitis B vaccine at birth, which is credited with dropping the rate of infections in children and teens by 99% in the decades that followed. Babies typically receive three doses, the first one at birth.
Do babies really need the hepatitis B vaccine? What we know as RFK Jr. moves to delay shots for kids
Over 296 million people are living with chronic hepatitis B, making it the most common liver infection in the world.
CDC advisers vote that patients must consult a health care provider for Covid-19 vaccination, but no prescription required
Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously on Friday to shift away from a broad recommendation for Covid-19 vaccines to say that people who want one must consult with a health care provider,
CDC panel abandons COVID vaccine recommendation, saying it's a personal choice
A panel of vaccine advisers on Friday voted to abandon its previous universal recommendation for annual COVID-19 vaccine shots for anyone 6 months and older, with the committee unanimously voting to instead suggest that Americans can get the shot "based on individual-based decision-making" -- meaning it's a personal choice.
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