In their first vote since appointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the eight members of a vaccine committee voted to recommend a shot that protects infants against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV....
The eight new members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met for the first time June 25. Kennedy fired all 17 original members of the committee on June 9 and appointed its new members a few days later. Given the inclusion of vaccine skeptics, the approval comes as a surprise to close watchers of the panel.
Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's workgroup that presented data on the drug universally supported the drug. Two panel members still voted against it, however.
RSV infects nearly everyone by the time they’re 2. It causes cold symptoms, affecting the breathing passages and lungs, according to the CDC. In the United States, about 58,000 children younger than 5 are hospitalized for RSV each year, and several hundred die....
Will there be a new flu vaccine for fall 2025?
New panel members also unanimously voted to recommend the flu vaccines for all Americans six months and older.
Influenza levels in the U.S. hit a peak in the 2024-2025 season in February, when they were the highest they had ever been in 15 years, according to the CDC Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report.
Influenza vaccination rates in children are at their lowest level in six years, according to the agency. In 2025, fewer than half of Americans had been vaccinated for the 2024-2025 influenza season.
I wonder if KINO will overrule and then fire this panel.
