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Doctors say the results of Pfizer's Lyme disease vaccine trial, which showed 73.2% efficacy after the fourth and final dose, were"encouraging."Dr. Phil Huang, health department director in Dallas County, Texas, reacts to a federal judge blocking HHS Secretary Robert F.
Kennedy Jr. from making sweeping changes to children's immunizations.A federal judge has blocked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of vaccine recommendations for the nation’s children.A Massachusetts judge ruled in favor of medical organizations in their litigation against HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his changes to federal vaccine policy.ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with senior scholar for Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Dr. Amesh Adalja about why changing the schedule was concerning and what comes next.Judge temporarily blocks RFK Jr.'s efforts to reshape childhood vaccine policy A judge ruled on Monday in favor of medical organizations in their litigation against Helth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his changes to federal vaccine policy.FDA vaccine chief Dr. Vinay Prasad to leave agency next monthPres. Trump's surgeon general nominee Dr. Casey Means is a close ally of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a longtime vaccine skeptic.Dr. Mehmet Oz encouraged Americans to get the measles shot in one of the most public statements from a top health official within the Trump administration.Dr. Kirk Milhoan, head of the CDC's vaccine advisory panel, questioned whether broad recommendations are necessary for polio vaccines and other shots.The team found that the percentage of children who received the MMR vaccine on time changed over the study period, increasing from 75.6% in 2018 to 79.9% in 2021, and then falling to 76.9% in 2024.Some pediatricians already seeing negative effects of changing shot recommendationsMedical contributor Dr. John Brownstein says the flu shot can still provide “important protection against hospitalization and death and severe illness.”'One of my worst nightmares:' Former CDC director on childhood immunization changes Dr. Richard Besser, CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, says the elimination of vaccines from the recommended column will"put our children in harm's way."CDC cuts child vaccine schedule, removes universal recommendation for multiple shotsHepatitis B: How it hides, how it persists and how we prevent it ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton breaks down what to know about hepatitis B after a CDC vaccine panel voted to drop the universal birth-dose recommendation.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee voted 8-3 on Friday to remove the universal recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine at birth.The CDC’s vaccine advisory panel is set to meet Friday to vote on changing the recommendations for vaccine scheduling that could affect children’s vaccinations.CDC vaccine panel to vote on whether newborns should get the hepatitis B vaccine The move would be a major reversal of a public health policy that has been in place for more than 30 years.CDC vaccine panel expected to weigh in on hepatitis B shot for infants Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses the CDC potential decision to change recommendations on hepatitis B shot given to newborns.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee voted 8-3 on Friday to remove the universal recommendation for theABC News medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel discusses the CDC advisory committee's expected vote on whether newborns should get the hepatitis B shot.Dr. Richard Besser, former CDC acting director, said,"I think we will see more hepatitis B cases. It's, you know, it's a very challenging disease. The virus itself is very contagious."ABC News' Stephanie Ramos spoke with former CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Houry about an advisory panel's vote to stop recommending universal hepatitis B vaccinations at birth.Former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden joins ABC News Live to talk about an advisory panel's vote to stop recommending universal hepatitis B vaccinations at birth.The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to remove the universal recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine at birth.The CDC's vaccine advisory committee is set to meet Thursday and Friday to discuss the childhood vaccine schedule, adjuvants and contaminants, and the hepatitis B shot.The CDC's vaccine advisory committee could vote this week to change hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for children. Here's what to know about the shot.The top vaccine chief at the Food and Drug Administration sent out a memo saying the FDA will seek a stricter review and approval protocol for vaccine trials.ABC News' Medical Correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton reports on the CDC's updated language on vaccines and autism requested by Health and Human Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Dr. Debra Houry, who resigned from her position as chief medical officer of the CDC in 2025, called the change on the CDC’s website"disturbing."The CDC updated its webpage on autism and vaccines on Wednesday, promoting the debunked theory that the developmental disorder is caused by shots.Florida announced plans to end mandatory vaccination. Now scientists are assessing which of several diseases deadly to children are likely to make a resurgence and when.Here's what to know about the COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines available for respiratory virus season including who is eligible and where to get them.CDC acting director signs off on changes to COVID, MMRV vaccine recommendationsScientists say that Trump distorted facts on vaccines, Tylenol and autism during a news conference in which he encouraged pregnant women not to take the drug.Latest proposed recommendations for MMRV vaccine, COVID vaccine ABC News' Medical Correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton breaks down the latest proposed recommendations for the MMRV vaccine and COVID vaccine by the CDC vaccine advisory committee.President of American Academy of Pediatrics Dr. Susan Kressly breaks down the latest recommendations from the CDC vaccine advisory committee.The CDC's new vaccine advisers have voted to drop the recommendation on COVID-19 shots, saying it should be a personal choice.
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