U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine advisory committee on Thursday recommended the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopt new restrictions on a combination shot that protects against chickenpox as well as measles,

The CDC vaccine advisory committee, called ACIP, is weighing new restrictions on existing recommendations for the combined MMRV shot to protect against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met Thursday to discuss and vote on the measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccine for children.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s handpicked vaccine advisors on Thursday approved limiting the availability of a combined shot for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella, the virus that causes chicken pox.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday it anticipates voting on the pediatric use of Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella (MMRV) vaccines and hepatitis B vaccines during a two-day meeting of experts scheduled for September 18-19,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the CDC director and advisory committee last month. Today, the new panel begins a two-day meeting to decide on vaccine recommendations.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-selected vaccine advisers voted to change the way immunizations are given to millions of US children each year, recommending a tweak to the standard schedule that cast a large shadow over the safety of the shots.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s vaccine advisory panel voted on Thursday to no longer recommend a particular form of vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox, which will have sweeping implications for insurance coverage.