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CDC to Discuss COVID Vaccine Injuries Amid Policy Changes

2/27/2026

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee will meet March 18–19 to discuss COVID-19 vaccine injuries and long COVID.
The meeting follows the committee's reconstitution after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed its members.
Kennedy aims to change vaccination policies, including reducing childhood vaccine recommendations and cutting funding for mRNA research.
Major medical groups seek a court order to block new guidance that reduces routine childhood vaccinations.

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee will meet March 18–19 to discuss COVID-19 vaccine injuries and long COVID.
The meeting follows the committee's reconstitution after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed its members.
Kennedy aims to change vaccination policies, including reducing childhood vaccine recommendations and cutting funding for mRNA research.
Major medical groups seek a court order to block new guidance that reduces routine childhood vaccinations.