On Thursday, September 18, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met to vote on possible changes to its recommendations to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with respect to three different vaccines: MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella), hepatitis B, and COVID-19. After Thursday's meeting ended in confusion, with some key votes being pushed to the following day, here's everything that went down on day two. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Key takeaways

MMRV shot no longer recommended for children under 4 years of age. Separate MMR and varicella shots are recommended instead.

Thursday's decision that MMRV will still be covered by the federal Vaccines for Children program

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