What to know about the vaccine advisory meeting

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, met Thursday to discuss recommendations on hepatitis B and the measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccines.

The committee voted to change its recommendation on the combined MMRV vaccine, saying "the combined MMRV vaccine is not recommended" before age 4, but children in that age group can receive separate doses of the MMR and varicella vaccines.

The panel meets again Friday to discuss and vote on COVID-19 vaccines for the upcoming fall respiratory season. It also said it would vote on the hepatitis B vaccine recommendation on Friday.

The ACIP, which is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine recommendations committee, has undergone a total shake-up in re

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