The advisory committee, which will meet on Thursday and Friday, is expected to recommend limiting use of some vaccines, including the hepatitis B shot for newborns.

A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying until age 4 the hepatitis B vaccine that’s currently given to newborns,

A key vaccine advisory panel will gather in the coming days to consider childhood immunizations – a meeting that comes after a controversial decision to remove and replace its members.

Some experts warn that weakening recommendations for Covid vaccines and other shots could make it harder for some people to access jabs and have them covered.

California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii have joined together to issue their own independent vaccine recommendations ahead of flu season, breaking from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and what they call a federal “assault on science.

U.S. health insurance companies will continue to cover vaccinations – including those against Covid-19 and seasonal flu – despite RFK Jr.'s moves to restrict such shots.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to possibly shake up Vaccine Requirements across the Country

Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee meets this week, with votes expected on whether to change recommendations on shots against COVID-19, hepatitis B and chickenpox. The meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is scheduled for Thursday,