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Kennedy advisers vote against MMRV shot for children under 4

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U.S. vaccine advisers voted on Thursday to revise the use of one of two key childhood vaccines under review, another step in U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's push to rewrite U.S. immunization policy.

Breakdown
  • US vaccine advisers voted against the combined MMRV vaccine for children under four. 8s
  • Children will receive two separate vaccine shots instead of the combined MMRV. 16s
  • The decision is part of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s push to change vaccine policy. 25s
  • Merck called the vote unprecedented and said it contradicts established evidence. 36s
  • A vote on hepatitis B vaccine timing and COVID-19 vaccine recommendations was delayed. 1m 10s
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