The AAP 2026 schedule maintains status for vaccines the CDC moved to shared clinical decision-making, aiming to avoid clinician and parent confusion.

The committee’s reputation has taken a nosedive, however, following HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to purge all sitting members of the panel last June to slot in his own picks, several of whom have espoused views critical of vaccines or vaccine policy in the past.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s influential vaccine advisory panel will consider issuing recommendations related to vaccine injuries and long Covid, a shift outside what traditionally has been its jurisdiction.

Feb 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. CDC's vaccine advisory committee will discuss and may vote on recommendations for issues including COVID-19 vaccine injuries and long COVID at its scheduled meeting on March 18 and 19,

The gyn group withdraws CDC vaccine committee citing recent changes that undermine scientific integrity and evidence-based vaccine policy.