Live Updates Day 2: CDC Advisers to Vote on COVID Vaccines for Kids, Hep B for Newborns

The Defender will bring readers live updates on day two of the CDC vaccine advisory committee meetings. Today’s agenda includes voting on whether to delay Hep B vaccines until babies are 1 month old, and changes to recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines for children.

THE DEFENDER

September 19, 2025

By Brenda Baletti, Ph.D., and Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D.

Members of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are meeting again today to discuss, among other issues, possible changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, including Hep B and COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.

On Thursday, the committee voted on two recommendations related to the MMRV vaccine.

Check back here for live updates throughout the day.

Watch live on CHD.TV here.

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