RFK JR vaccine goes down a plan to vote on newborn hepatitis B | Robert P. Kennedy Junior
A renovated committee from the American vaccine consultants appointed by the Minister of Health, Robert P. Kennedy JuniorOn Friday, he decided not to proceed with a planned vote that would delay the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine for the new iron, noting that it is not consistent in the proposed political changes.
It was not clear how the committee will continue in this case.
The group, which recommends the centers of control and prevention of diseases American vaccination schedules, On Thursday, he discussed the change of the country’s recommendation, which lasted for more than three minutes, that children receiving the snapshot at birth, which led to a significant decrease in the rates of disease.
While many members of the committee seemed to support change during this discussion, medical experts and patient advocates warned during the general suspension period that he would leave infants vulnerable to the disease.
Some members of the committee on Friday raised new concerns about some data made by CDC and wanted to extend recommendations from one to two to three months. During a discussion on Thursday, it was not clear how one month’s standard was chosen.
Dr. Catherine Troyezi, the patient’s patients with the Uthath Houston, said that the US birth dose policy led to a 97 % decrease in acute hepatitis among Americans under the age of 19.
Plate Take into account the changes in the recommendations of the Covid vaccine
However, the committee was unanimously voted to recommend the global hepatitis for all pregnant women. The meeting will be seen later on updates to direct the Covid-19 vaccine.
The voices came at a time when the ACIP consulting committee responded to the second day of meetings that highlighted the deep divisions on the future of the US immunization schedules during the Kennedy era, who has long promoted vaccine claims that contradict scientific evidence.
On Thursday, the committee refused to use the integrated tabs filmed in the granules-Varicilla that was filmed in children under the age of four, noting a slight increase in the risk of Nubia, and instead chose for separate doses.
A member of the committee explains the interest account against the risks
Experts of the Center for Disease Control defended at the meeting the long policy of giving hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth, noting that 12 % to 16 % of pregnant women in the United States have no record for hepatitis B.
The pediatrician, Dr. Cody Maysar, a member of the committee, warned that delaying the birth dose may “increase the risk of damage based on the absence of evidence of interest.” He added that although there is no completely free or completely effective vaccine, doctors should weigh the benefits against possible side effects.
“With regard to the only newborn hepatitis vaccine, the preventive benefits outweigh any possible risks,” Maysar said.
ACIP, which has been formed this year Kennedy, includes many members who have raised concerns before Routine vaccines. Kennedy also directed the broader policy episodes: cut the routine Covid-19 shots for children and pregnant women and stopped approximately $ 500 million in flexible projects. Five of the members started their conditions on Monday.