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flag A CDC vaccine meeting amid political pressure promoted debunked myths, sparking backlash over science undermining.

flag A September 18, 2025, meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, held after a deadly attack on the CDC headquarters, drew criticism for including members with limited expertise and promoting debunked vaccine myths, including questioning the need for two measles, mumps, and rubella shots and misrepresenting the benefits of newborn hepatitis B vaccination. flag Despite CDC scientists presenting evidence supporting current immunization schedules, including the 34-year-old birth dose recommendation, the panel faced backlash for amplifying anti-vaccine rhetoric and rehashing discredited claims like those about thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative no longer used in most childhood vaccines. flag The meeting, reshaped under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., raised concerns among public health officials about political influence undermining science-based vaccine policy.

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