The decision shows just how vaccine critics are beginning to shape official U.S. policy, public health officials told The Washington Post.

Key Takeaways A vaccine panel voted to stop recommending flu shots with thimerosalThe preservative has long been a target of vaccine critics, despite research showing it’s safeExperts say the ...

CDC panel backs Merck's Enflonsia for RSV prevention in infants; FDA-approved therapy reduced hospitalizations by 84% in clinical trials.

The CDC’s ACIP has blessed Merck’s new RSV shot Enflonsia, but the decision was not resounding from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new panel of experts.

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted on Thursday to recommend infants receive a newer monoclonal antibody shot for respiratory syncytial virus.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new panel of vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control made its first decisions on Thursday. It's their first official move ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s newly revamped vaccine advisory panel voted on Thursday to recommend Americans receive seasonal influenza shots that are free from the mercury-based ...

HHS’ new vaccine panel backs RSV shot, rejects thimerosal in flu vaccines Advertisement By: Paige Twenter Thursday, June 26th, 2025 ...

The chair of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s newly constituted vaccine advisory committee announced in his first meeting that the panel will revisit the longstanding practice of vaccinating all babies ...

Another shot for RSV The members voted 5 to 2 to recommend clesrovimab for infants aged younger than 8 months born during their first RSV season who are not protected by maternal vaccination.

The panel’s new chairman questions hepatitis B vaccine timing, even as CDC nominee says vaccines save lives.

U.S. vaccine advisers will discuss recommendations for flu vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal and a combination measles shot for children this month, putting topics of concern to ...