Physicians challenge Florida plan to end 4 school vaccines
The Florida Academy of Family Physicians says the Department of Health failed to follow proper rulemaking procedures, and the Surgeon General says the change would strengthen parents' role.
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The Florida Academy of Family Physicians says the Department of Health failed to follow proper rulemaking procedures, and the Surgeon General says the change would strengthen parents' role.
The Department of Health is holding an Oct. 8 public meeting on repealing the shots, while pediatricians warn the change would lower immunization rates.
Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, preventable disease.
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, with members appointed by RFK Jr., voted to change longstanding recommendations on the hepatitis B vaccine.
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel meets Thursday and Friday to discuss recommendations for the hepatitis B vaccine and the schedule of childhood shots.
The three-dose hepatitis B vaccine has a long track record of safety, but rolling back recommendations could leave kids vulnerable to infections, doctors say.
