{"id":30444,"date":"2025-06-25T09:01:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30444"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:28:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T09:28:04","slug":"c-d-c-vaccine-meeting-what-to-watch-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30444","title":{"rendered":"C.D.C. Vaccine Meeting: What to Watch For"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Hints of a more skeptical approach to immunizations have already surfaced.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some new members of the C.D.C.\u2019s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, handpicked by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have expressed deep skepticism of vaccines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One of them, Robert Malone, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RWMaloneMD\/status\/1932056847327907955\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said on X<\/a> that he considers the label \u201canti-vaxer\u201d to be \u201chigh praise.\u201d Mr. Kennedy named Dr. Malone a co-chair of the committee on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The panel\u2019s agenda on Wednesday includes some topics that are closely associated with the anti-vaccine movement and omits several others that were <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/06\/09\/2025-10432\/meeting-of-the-advisory-committee-on-immunization-practices\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">originally scheduled for discussion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here\u2019s what to watch for.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">The panelists: Most of the seven new committee members are <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/members-rfk-jr-s-new-vaccine-committee-have-published-little-vaccines\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">not vaccine experts<\/a>, and a few have not publicly expressed their views on childhood immunizations. The meeting should offer clues about their opinions on the safety of various vaccines.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"css-1le37cb ez3869y0\">\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">Thimerosal: A perennial target of the anti-vaccine movement, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Thimerosal-Evidence-Supporting-Immediate-Neurotoxin-ebook\/dp\/B0140EFEWK\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">and of Mr. Kennedy<\/a>, thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative that was falsely said to be a cause of autism. Most childhood vaccines in the United States have not contained thimerosal since 2001, even as autism rates have continued to rise.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">Flu vaccine: The panelists are scheduled to vote on the only pediatric formulation that contains thimerosal, a multidose vial of the flu shot, which uses it to prevent microbial contamination. That formulation accounts for a small fraction of flu vaccines administered to Americans. In a twist, Lyn Redwood, a former leader of Children\u2019s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group founded by Mr. Kennedy, is scheduled to present recommendations for the vaccine.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">M.M.R.V. vaccine: This combination vaccine for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox is on the agenda under \u201cproposed recommendations\u201d regarding its use in children younger than 4. It slightly increases the risk of febrile seizures, which can occur with any childhood illness but do not cause lasting harm. The C.D.C. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/vpd\/mmr\/hcp\/vacopt-factsheet-hcp.html\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">already recommends<\/a> administering the M.M.R. shot and the chickenpox shot separately in the first dose.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">Maternal and pediatric vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus: It may turn out to be a straightforward vote on recommending clesrovimab, a new monoclonal antibody <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merck.com\/news\/u-s-fda-approves-mercks-enflonsia-clesrovimab-cfor-for-prevention-of-respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-lower-respiratory-tract-disease-in-infants-born-during-or-entering-their-fir\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">approved by the Food and Drug Administration<\/a> earlier this month, as an alternative to protect infants. But a scheduled update on the safety of the maternal vaccine opens the door to restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1i3ul0c eoqvrfo0\">\n<p class=\"css-1il0jfh evys1bk0\">The presenters: A dozen or more C.D.C. scientists typically present data to the panelists. This time, only a few senior scientists are scheduled to present most of the data. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hints of a more skeptical approach to immunizations have already surfaced.Some new members of the C.D.C.\u2019s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, handpicked by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have expressed deep skepticism of vaccines.One of them, Robert Malone, said on X that he considers the label \u201canti-vaxer\u201d to be \u201chigh praise.\u201d Mr. Kennedy named Dr. Malone a co-chair of the committee on Tuesday.The panel\u2019s agenda on Wednesday includes some topics that are closely associated with the anti-vaccine movement and omits several others that were originally scheduled for discussion.Here\u2019s what to watch for.The panelists: Most of the seven new committee members are not vaccine experts, and a few have not publicly expressed their views on childhood immunizations. The meeting should offer clues about their opinions on the safety of various vaccines.Thimerosal: A perennial target of the anti-vaccine movement, and of Mr. Kennedy, thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative that was falsely said to be a cause of autism. Most childhood vaccines in the United States have not contained thimerosal since 2001, even as autism rates have continued to rise.Flu vaccine: The panelists are scheduled to vote on the only pediatric formulation that contains thimerosal, a multidose vial of the flu shot, which uses it to prevent microbial contamination. That formulation accounts for a small fraction of flu vaccines administered to Americans. In a twist, Lyn Redwood, a former leader of Children\u2019s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group founded by Mr. Kennedy, is scheduled to present recommendations for the vaccine.M.M.R.V. vaccine: This combination vaccine for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox is on the agenda under \u201cproposed recommendations\u201d regarding its use in children younger than 4. It slightly increases the risk of febrile seizures, which can occur with any childhood illness but do not cause lasting harm. The C.D.C. already recommends administering the M.M.R. shot and the chickenpox shot separately in the first dose.Maternal and pediatric vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus: It may turn out to be a straightforward vote on recommending clesrovimab, a new monoclonal antibody approved by the Food and Drug Administration earlier this month, as an alternative to protect infants. But a scheduled update on the safety of the maternal vaccine opens the door to restrictions.The presenters: A dozen or more C.D.C. scientists typically present data to the panelists. This time, only a few senior scientists are scheduled to present most of the data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30446,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30444"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30447,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30444\/revisions\/30447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}