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Kennedy’s handpicked CDC advisers to weigh major change to childhood vaccine schedule

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 vaccin...

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RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule

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CDC vaccine advisors considering major change to childhood vaccine schedule

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A dozen former FDA leaders lambaste claims by current FDA vaccine chief

A dozen prior leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — appointed by Republicans and Democrats alike — issued a scathing denunciation of new FDA assertions casting doubt on vaccine safety.

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Former FDA, CDC leaders warn that US vaccine policy is under threat

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Former FDA chiefs criticize agency’s proposed vaccine hurdles

CDC Panel Set to Vote on Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns

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RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel could soon upend the hepatitis B vaccine. What to know

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's vaccine advisory panel will debate and possibly delay a key immunization that protects babies from the hepatitis B virus.

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What to Know: CDC Panel Set to Vote on Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns

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Doctors emphasize urgency of Hep-B vaccine for newborns

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Doctors warn delaying hepatitis B shot for newborns could revive a deadly threat

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory panel appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to discuss and vote on the hepatitis B birth dos...

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CDC's vaccine advisers meet to question long-used vaccines

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Expert review finds delaying the hepatitis B vaccine birth dose would increase chronic infections in kids

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CDC advisers could reverse newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendations

Hepatitis B vaccines given at birth have essentially eliminated the disease in kids. A vote this week could upend that success.

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Shingles Vaccine Tied to Dramatic Drop in Dementia Deaths

Other research reinforced the relationship between shingles vaccines and dementia. In 2024, a study of 200,000 U.S. older adults showed the recombinant subunit zoster vaccine (Shingrix) was associated with a larger reduction in dementia risk than the live zoster vaccine.

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US vaccine committee's hepatitis B changes would be most consequential yet

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine advisers will vote this week on whether to delay hepatitis B shots for most American children, the new chair of the committee said, a move that would be the most consequential change since the health secretary began remaking vaccine policy.

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Illinois can set its own vaccine guidelines, bypassing Trump administration

The new law shows how blue states are trying to counter Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s skeptical approach to vaccines.

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One Dose of HPV Vaccine Just as Effective as Two, Trial Finds

One dose of a bivalent or nonavalent HPV vaccine was noninferior to two doses, the randomized ESCUDDO trial found. Vaccine effectiveness was at least 97% against HPV16 or 18 infection no matter whether a participant received one or two doses of the bivalent or nonavalent vaccine.

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Twelve former US FDA commissioners express deep concern about agency's vaccine change

Twelve former U.S. FDA commissioners said on Wednesday they were deeply concerned about proposed changes to U.S. vaccine regulation by the agency's chief scientific officer and the details of his assertion that the COVID-19 vaccine killed 10 children.

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The HPV vaccine is safe and cuts cervical cancer risk by 80%, 2 large reviews find

Hundreds of studies, including gold-standard clinical trials, challenge Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim that the cancer vaccine is harmful.