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CDC vaccine policy recommendations grind to a halt under Health Secretary Kennedy (opens in a new tab)

medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-25

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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedThe CDC's vaccine recommendation process has been disrupted under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., leaving federal guidance on new vaccines stalled.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedgrinding decision-making to a halt

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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedThe CDC has made no recommendation on the newly FDA-approved flu vaccine mFlusiva, despite the shot having tested well in older adults.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedA federal judge halted Kennedy's changes to vaccine policy and suspended his decision to reduce the number of vaccines recommended for children.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedMedical societies have begun issuing their own vaccine recommendations, including extending RSV vaccination for pregnant women through the beginning of March instead of only September through January in most of the U.S.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedThe CDC quietly said it would maintain last year's flu vaccine endorsements because of legal uncertainties and inquiries, meaning mFlusiva is not on the public list of recommended flu vaccines this fall.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedThe HPV vaccine recommendation reassessment was derailed after Kennedy fired the committee and later ordered the number of recommended doses reduced to one, a decision that was then suspended by the court order.View evidenceHide evidence

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Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) Provides Influenza Vaccine Recommendations for 2003-2004

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