Regulatory Focus - The US Food and Drug Administration is scrutinizing RSV shots for infants [1] Policy & Advocacy - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr is advocating for revisions to the country's childhood immunization schedule [1]

Public Health & Trust - The article criticizes the unsupervised actions of Robert F Kennedy Jr at the Health and Human Services Department [1] - The unsupervised actions are damaging public trust in immunization [1]

Regulatory Changes & Recommendations - The CDC's ACIP committee now recommends individuals consult their doctor to decide on COVID shots, shifting from previous broader recommendations [1] - There are concerns about potential increased restrictions on vaccines in the United States [2][5] - The ACIP committee decided that children under four should receive separate shots for varicella (chickenpox) and MMR instead of the combined MMRV vaccine [3] Committee Composition & Approach - The ACIP committee has a new composition and approach, potentially influenced by Robert F Kennedy Jr [2][7] - Skepticism surrounding the committee's approach to scientific decisions has been validated [9] - The committee is placing increased emphasis on vaccine risks, a departure from previous practices [9] - There are concerns about the experience level of the new ACIP members compared to previous groups [8] Specific Vaccines Under Review - The committee reviewed a combined shot for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV), as well as hepatitis B for newborns, and COVID-19 vaccines [2] - The review of well-established vaccines like MMRV and hepatitis B, without significant new safety data, is considered unusual [6]

After Florida's surgeon general said he was removing all state vaccine mandates, including those required for children to attend schools, more states are deciding to go it alone on vaccines. Officials in California, Oregon, and Washington are banding together to provide their own vaccine recommendations after Health Secretary RFK Jr. . replaced CDC's advisory panel.Eight states in the Northwest, Northeast, excuse me, are doing something similar. What's clear is that the US is headed toward two very differen ...

Joining us now is Dr.. Paul Offett, the director of the vaccine education at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Doctor, we just heard the former immunization chief at the CDC say, quote, he only sees harm coming. And I'm wondering, do you think that's hyperbolic? Do you think that's an exaggeration? Or do you agree with that assessment? >> I agree completely. I mean, look what's happened just over the past year. We've had the biggest measles epidemic we've had in 33 years. We had two children die of m ...

Africa’s top health body wants mpox vaccines added to routine immunization in countries where the virus is endemic and has been detected in dogs, rats, bats and squirrels https://t.co/B5IrCGJo0C ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics updated its recommendations for immunizations Tuesday, including Covid shots for healthy kids, differing from advice from the federal government https://t.co/nZD3WuiGQW ...