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The Center for Diseases Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Thursday voted 8-3 to no longer recommend the MMRV combination vaccine for children under age 4, citing concerns about increased risk of febrile seizures in that age group.

The Center for Diseases Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Thursday voted 8-3 to no longer recommend the MMRV combination vaccine for children under age 4, citing concerns about increased risk of febrile seizures in that age group.

The committee voted to recommend that children under 4 receive separate MMR and varicella vaccines instead of the combination MMRV shot. About 85% of parents already choose this approach, according to CDC data presented at the meeting.

The committee voted to recommend that children under 4 receive separate MMR and varicella vaccines instead of the combination MMRV shot. About 85% of parents already choose this approach, according to CDC data presented at the meeting.

The panel followed its vote on the MMRV vaccine by postponing a vote on the first hepatitis B vaccine dose for newborns that was scheduled for Friday. There was no clarity on how the committee would proceed on the issue.

The panel followed its vote on the MMRV vaccine by postponing a vote on the first hepatitis B vaccine dose for newborns that was scheduled for Friday. There was no clarity on how the committee would proceed on the issue.

These ACIP meetings come after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members in June and replaced them with 12 new members, many of whom share his vaccine skepticism. Five members were appointed days before Thursday's meeting.

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These ACIP meetings come after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members in June and replaced them with 12 new members, many of whom share his vaccine skepticism. Five members were appointed days before Thursday's meeting.

Major medical organizations and former CDC directors have criticized the reconstituted committee, with some breaking decades-long partnerships to issue their own vaccine recommendations independent of ACIP guidance.

Major medical organizations and former CDC directors have criticized the reconstituted committee, with some breaking decades-long partnerships to issue their own vaccine recommendations independent of ACIP guidance.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 previous ACIP members in June and replaced them with 12 new members, many of whom share his vaccine skepticism, with five members appointed just days before Thursday's meeting.</span

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The committee voted to recommend that children under 4 receive separate MMR and varicella vaccines instead of the combination MMRV shot, though about 85% of parents already choose this approach according to CDC data presented at the meeting.</span

The committee voted to recommend that children under 4 receive separate MMR and varicella vaccines instead of the combination MMRV shot, though about 85% of parents already choose this approach according to CDC data presented at the meeting.

In an unusual move, the committee voted to continue covering the MMRV vaccine under the federal Vaccines for Children program despite voting against recommending it for children under 4, creating potential confusion about coverage.</span

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In an unusual move, the committee voted to continue covering the MMRV vaccine under the federal Vaccines for Children program despite voting against recommending it for children under 4, creating potential confusion about coverage.

The panel postponed voting on hepatitis B vaccine recommendations until Friday, which would have delayed the first dose from birth to at least one month old for babies whose mothers test negative for the virus.</span

The panel postponed voting on hepatitis B vaccine recommendations until Friday, which would have delayed the first dose from birth to at least one month old for babies whose mothers test negative for the virus.

Major medical organizations and former CDC directors have criticized the reconstituted committee, with some breaking decades-long partnerships to issue their own vaccine recommendations independent of ACIP guidance.</span

This represents a dangerous erosion of evidence-based medicine that will leave children vulnerable to preventable diseases. The committee ignored decades of safety data and expert input to make politically motivated decisions that could reduce vaccination rates and insurance coverage. These changes target vaccines that have successfully protected millions of children, with the hepatitis B birth dose alone preventing 99% of acute infections in young children since 1991.

This represents a dangerous erosion of evidence-based medicine that will leave children vulnerable to preventable diseases. The committee ignored decades of safety data and expert input to make politically motivated decisions that could reduce vaccination rates and insurance coverage. These changes target vaccines that have successfully protected millions of children, with the hepatitis B birth dose alone preventing 99% of acute infections in young children since 1991.

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This change signals a dangerous erosion of evidence-based medicine that will leave children vulnerable to preventable diseases. The committee ignored decades of safety data and expert input to make politically motivated decisions that could reduce vaccination rates and insurance coverage.

This change signals a dangerous erosion of evidence-based medicine that will leave children vulnerable to preventable diseases. The committee ignored decades of safety data and expert input to make politically motivated decisions that could reduce vaccination rates and insurance coverage.

The ACIP is making long-overdue corrections to vaccine policies that for too long prioritized pharmaceutical profits over genuine safety concerns. The MMRV decision simply aligns recommendations with what most parents already choose. Kennedy's committee is properly shaking up the status quo.

The ACIP is making long-overdue corrections to vaccine policies that for too long prioritized pharmaceutical profits over genuine safety concerns. The MMRV decision simply aligns recommendations with what most parents already choose. Kennedy's committee is properly shaking up the status quo.

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