Trump signs off on nationwide vaccine schedule review
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Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may vote this week to make a major change to the childhood vaccine schedule, potentially delaying a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine given to newborns by weeks or even years.
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel meets Thursday and Friday to discuss recommendations for the hepatitis B vaccine and the schedule of childhood shots.
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CDC vaccine advisory committee meets to discuss hepatitis B shot, childhood immunization schedule
The CDC's vaccine advisory committee is set to meet Thursday and Friday to discuss the childhood vaccine schedule, adjuvants and contaminants, and the hepatitis B shot.
Comments by President Trump, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and some panelists suggest the committee is likely to delay hepatitis B shots and discuss revising the use of other vaccines.
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CDC vaccine panel votes to stop recommending birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, with members appointed by RFK Jr., voted to change longstanding recommendations on the hepatitis B vaccine.
CDC advisers handpicked by HHS Secretary RFK Jr. may vote on major changes to the US childhood vaccination schedule this week. CNN’s Meg Tirrell explains why Kennedy’s vaccine moves have alarmed experts.