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A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying until age 4 the hepatitis B vaccine that’s currently given to newborns, according to two former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials. “There is going to likely be a discussion …

RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Committee Likely to Target Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns  The New York Times Kennedy’s vaccine panel expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in children  NPR Hepatitis B Vaccine, Once a Public Health Win, Is Under Threat From RFK Jr.  The New York Times Should adults get vaccinated against Hepatitis B?  NewsNation Why do we give newborn babies the Hepatitis B …

A box of hepatitis B vaccine is displayed at a CVS Pharmacy on Sept. 9, 2025, in Miami, Florida. Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying, until age 4, the hepatitis B …

While some experts and health care providers had hoped that next week’s ACIP meeting would add clarity to the situation and allow healthy adults and children better access to the shots, the Post’s reporting suggests that’s unlikely. According to their sources, Kennedy’s ACIP is considering recommending the vaccines to those 75 and older, while instructing those 74 and younger to …

Pavel Muravev/iStockphoto/Getty Images Frances Daniels, a Baltimore mother of three, read the Trump administration’s 20-page report called “Make Our Children Healthy Again,” and noticed some notable words were missing from it: “Smoking” and “nicotine.” The word “tobacco” is mentioned once in the document, in a reference to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. “I was horrified,” Daniels says. “It …

The Trump administration released its latest report Tuesday on how to “Make America Healthy Again,” the second installment of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s strategy to combat chronic disease among children. While this report amplified calls to address long-standing environmental and behavioral practices that harm kids, experts said it was slim on details about how to turn policy priorities …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration directed the nation’s public health and environmental agencies to prioritize investigations into vaccine injuries, prescription drug use and autism’s causes in its latest “Make America Healthy Again” report released Tuesday. The 20-page report, overseen by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., echoes many of the talking points Kennedy and those in …

WASHINGTON — A long-awaited follow-up to the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report released Tuesday aims to outline steps to improve kids’ health — calling for better nutrition, more exercise, and a review of vaccines and drugs — but is light on specifics and stops short of cracking down on pesticides and ultra-processed foods. The second installment of the …

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing a report that will allegedly claim a link between prenatal Tylenol (acetaminophen) use and autism, but current evidence does not support a causal relationship, and major medical groups continue to recommend prudent acetaminophen use in pregnancy when indicated; meanwhile, Tylenol parent Kenvue’s shares sold off sharply following the reports …

How RFK Jr.’s next potential vaccine advisers blasted covid shots  The Washington Post Schools prepare for the worst as RFK Jr. reshapes the vaccine landscape  The Hill Fired members of the CDC vaccine advisory committee: Americans are losing the ability to choose vaccination  statnews.com Kennedy to Add New Members to Vaccine Advisory Panel  The New York Times Revamped CDC vaccine panel to meet on …