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Task Force Reinstated to Enhance Childhood Vaccine Safety

8/15/2025

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The Department of Health and Human Services is reinstating the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, originally disbanded in 1998.
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will lead the task force, which includes representatives from NIH, FDA, and CDC.
The task force will focus on enhancing vaccine development and adverse reaction reporting, with a report expected in two years.
This initiative responds to recent cuts in mRNA vaccine research and ongoing discussions about vaccine safety and public trust.

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The Department of Health and Human Services is reinstating the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, originally disbanded in 1998.
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya will lead the task force, which includes representatives from NIH, FDA, and CDC.
The task force will focus on enhancing vaccine development and adverse reaction reporting, with a report expected in two years.
This initiative responds to recent cuts in mRNA vaccine research and ongoing discussions about vaccine safety and public trust.