Overview

• The reconstituted ACIP voted to stop recommending the combined MMRV shot for children under four, advising separate MMR and varicella vaccinations.
• The committee rescinded a universal Covid-19 recommendation and said vaccination should be an individual decision that may involve clinician consultation.
• Vaccine information sheets will be updated to list multiple risks and uncertainties, explicitly including myocarditis.
• A planned vote on whether to keep the hepatitis B dose for newborns within 24 hours was postponed with the decision still pending.
• Health experts warned the changes risk eroding proven protections, and a floated prescription-only requirement for Covid shots was dropped after pushback as insurers assess coverage even as ACA and federal programs are expected to continue paying.