HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reportedly considering the dismissal of all members of a crucial advisory committee.

The US Department of Health and Human Services has adopted a recommendation to remove a preservative called thimerosal from ...

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to remove the expert advisers who make up a federal panel ...

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health successes of modern medicine. From smallpox to polio to measles, vaccines have ...

After more than two decades of delay, this action fulfills a long-overdue promise to protect our most vulnerable populations ...

Dozens of pediatricians came to Capitol Hill seeking continued access to routine shots for kids, a month after the Trump ...

The federal government is filled with scientific advisory committees of one sort or another. The typical purpose is to ...

The new guidance on vaccines, such as those that protect against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV, will be released by the end of the summer, ahead of respiratory season.

RFK Jr. approves a nationwide shift to mercury-free flu vaccines, ending decades of thimerosal use amid rising safety and ...

The ACIP is a federal advisory committee composed of medical and public health experts who make recommendations on the use of vaccines for adults and children in the US.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) provides advice and guidance to the Director of the CDC regarding use of vaccines and related agents for control of vaccine-preventable ...

For decades, states largely deferred to vaccine recommendations from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the ...