The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee wrapped up the first day of its meeting since Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the entire panel and appointed his own hand-selected members.

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has issued new vaccine recommendations affecting RSV and flu immunizations in 2025. The panel voted to expand RSV protection for infants using clesrovimab.

Kennedy Jr.'s revamped government panel of vaccine advisors recommended the use of Merck's shot designed to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus during their first season of the virus.  The group,