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. Kennedy Jr. replaced all its members.

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.

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 ...

The votes in favor of Merck’s shot are a sigh of relief after Kennedy gutted the panel and tapped replacements, some of whom are well-known vaccine critics.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...