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The first meeting of CDC vaccine advisers is still going strong
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is holding its first meeting after US President Donald Trump’s inauguration. During this week’s meeting, the vaccine advisory committee’s independent advisors will listen to the recommendations from the staff of the CDC on vaccines and vote on them for some of them such asRSV and flu.
Read MoreRFK Jr. was confirmed to be Trump’s health secretary
The US Senate has voted to confirm Ted Kennedy as the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees the FDA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health. Kennedy told the Senate that he supported vaccines and believes that they have saved lives. Kennedy can do a lot on vaccines including appointing advisors.
Read MoreRFK Jr., Trump’s pick for HHS, grilled about vaccines during the second day of the hearing
US Senator Edward Kennedy, who was nominated to be the next secretary of health and human services, has said vaccines are a “thing” that he has “done before”. When asked about his views on vaccines by Senator Bill Cassidy, Kennedy said, “You and I can meet about it…there are other studies as well, and I’d love to show those to you.”
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