The eight new ACIP members met for the first time June 25 after Kennedy fired all 17 original members of the committee June 9 ...

The votes on vaccine recommendations are the first move by the panel after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Federal vaccine advisors on Thursday recommended Merck's new RSV antibody shot for infants younger than eight months old in their first respiratory virus season, if their mother didn't receive a ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had fired all 17 members of a key vaccine panel. Now his new panel recommended a new infant RSV vaccine. What to know.

The CDC already recommends the RSV shot for all adults 75 and older and for people 60 and older who have health conditions that increase their risk of severe RSV. It also recommends the shot during ...

In the United States, about 58,000 children younger than 5 are hospitalized for RSV each year, and several hundred die. ACIP's first meeting: Inside the unusual, RFK-appointed panel that's ...

The new RSV recommendation calls for a single dose of vaccine for adults age 50 to 59 years who are at increased risk of ...

RSV is the leading cause of hospitalizations among newborns and younger children. Among those under age 5, the CDC reports between 58,000 and 80,000 hospitalizations a year. RFK Jr.'s vaccine ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine advisory committee recommended Merck & Co.’s shot to prevent newborns from getting RSV, alleviating some concerns that the new Department of Health and Human ...

The shot is approved for use between 32 and 36 weeks of pregnancy during the RSV season, which typically starts in September and runs through January in the United States. Also during meeting: RFK ...