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A medical assistant uses a syringe to administer a vaccine to an infant in Silver Spring, Maryland. — A medical assistant uses a syringe to administer a vaccine to an infant in Silver Spring, Maryland.Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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By Madison Muller

September 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM UTC

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked panel was expected to overhaul longstanding immunization recommendations for children this week.

It didn’t go as smoothly as planned.