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CDC advisers voted 8 to 3 to limit use of the MMRV combo vaccine in kids under age four

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FRIDAY, Sept. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Top vaccine advisers hand-selected by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr . voted Thursday to limit the use of a combination shot that protects against measles , mumps, rubella and chickenpox.

By an 8 to 3 vote, with one person abstaining, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that the combined MMRV vaccine not be given before age four.

Instead, younger kiddos should receive separate MMR and varicella (chickenpox) vaccines.

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