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CDC panel votes to scrap hepatitis B birth dose advice

CDC advisers vote to overturn decades of US policy and abandon endorsement of universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns in the US.

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Medical group advises against leucovorin for autism

The American Academy of Paediatrics has warned against leucovorin as a treatment for autism, citing a lack of evidence on safety and efficacy.

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Alarm as Trump peddles unproven causes of autism

Medical groups have reacted with dismay after Trump linked childhood vaccinations and use of acetaminophen to autism.

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US Vaccination programme historic advertisement

Dismay as Florida seeks to end vaccination protections

Florida's plan to become the first US state to end all vaccine mandates, including children's pre-school shots, is labelled 'reckless'.

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UK adds chickenpox to childhood vaccination schedule

The UK will offer free vaccination against chickenpox to young children from the start of 2026, in the hope of eliminating cases in a couple of years.

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RFK Jr revives childhood vaccine task force

HHS Secretary Kennedy adds yet another layer of scrutiny to childhood vaccines with the re-establishment of a task force disbanded in the 1990s.

CDC panel votes to scrap hepatitis B birth dose advice

Medical group advises against leucovorin for autism

Alarm as Trump peddles unproven causes of autism

Dismay as Florida seeks to end vaccination protections

UK adds chickenpox to childhood vaccination schedule

RFK Jr revives childhood vaccine task force

CHMP decision levels the playing field for GSK's RSV jab

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