CDC Vaccine Recommendations Are at a Standstill, and Unanswered Questions Are Piling up – WTOP News
The agency kept last year’s flu guidance after legal uncertainty halted the normal review process, leaving an FDA-approved vaccine off the fall list.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this month quietly decided to maintain last year's flu vaccine endorsements, excluding the new mFlusiva shot for adults aged 50 to 64 due to "legal uncertainties and inquiries."
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s efforts to overhaul vaccine policy disrupted the 60-year-old Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices , prompting a federal judge to halt his changes after medical groups filed lawsuits.
- With federal guidance stalled, medical societies are issuing their own vaccine recommendations to fill the gap, and private health insurers have decided to heed these independent choices to ensure continued coverage.
- An alliance of 15 Democratic state governors warned that hastily made federal changes are likely to increase administrative complexity and confusion, with residents bearing the brunt of potential disease outbreaks.
- The credibility of the Trump administration regarding vaccine recommendations is compromised in the eyes of public health communities, who view potential future policy changes with skepticism as the government weighs new federal guidance categories.
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CDC vaccine recommendations are at a standstill, and unanswered questions are piling up – WTOP News
NEW YORK (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new flu vaccine that tested well in older adults. But the federal agency responsible for telling doctors and the general public how to use it has made no recommendation on it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s inaction on the mFlusiva vaccine...
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CDC vaccine recommendations are at a standstill, and unanswered questions are piling up
NEW YORK (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new flu vaccine that tested well in older adults. But the federal agency responsible for telling doctors and the general public how to use it has made no…
CDC vaccine recommendations are at a standstill, and unanswered questi
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an event about healthcare in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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