The Senate Health Committee voted 13-10 to advance Dr. Erica Schwartz's nomination to lead the CDC, despite Democratic concerns about political pressure and vaccine policy under the Trump administration.
The Trump administration announced it will immediately release $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds for Gavi, the global vaccine alliance serving the world's poorest countries. The funds had been withheld due to unsubstantiated safety concerns raised by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) has recommended that the UK government introduce a routine Meningitis B vaccination program for adolescents at around age 15, following recent fatal outbreaks including one in Kent. The vaccine is currently only routinely given to babies.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released its first-ever independent vaccine recommendations for pregnant women, advising COVID-19, flu, RSV, and Tdap vaccines during pregnancy. The guidance diverges from current CDC recommendations, which were modified under the Trump administration.
Colorado is charting an independent course on vaccine promotion as the federal government reduces its public health role, with public health advocates and residents starting a public conversation about vaccine importance.
The Department of Health and Human Services has filed an appeal against a court ruling that halted many of RFK Jr.'s vaccine policy changes, marking the latest development in the lawsuit filed by the American Association of Pediatrics.
