Coverage dated September 25, 2026

CDC vaccine policy recommendations grind to a halt under Health Secretary Kennedy

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The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new flu vaccine that tested well in older adults. But the federal agency responsible for telling doctors and the general public how to use it has made no recommendation on it.

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  1. KOB 4

    CDC vaccine recommendations are at a standstill, and unanswered questions are piling up (opens KOB 4)

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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine recommendation process has been blown up in the past year, and decision-making has ground to a halt. Efforts by vaccine-wary officials in President Donald Trump's administration to scale back shot recommendations have been put on hold.

  2. MedicalXpress

    CDC vaccine policy recommendations grind to a halt under Health Secretary Kennedy (opens MedicalXpress)

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    The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new flu vaccine that tested well in older adults. But the federal agency responsible for telling doctors and the general public how to use it has made no recommendation on it.

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