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Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 - The CDC's vaccine advisors, led by a newly named chair, will discuss making more changes to the childhood vaccine schedule during a 2-day meeting that starts on Thursday. The meeting was scheduled to take place in October but was postponed because of the government shutdown. It is the third meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) since HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed the ...

Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 - You can now listen to Fox News articles! The shingles vaccine could slow the progress of dementia, according to a new study from Stanford. These findings follow previous research that found older adults who received the vaccine were 20% less likely to develop dementia over the next seven years compared to those who didn't get the shot. "For the first time, we now have evidence that likely shows a cause-and-effect ...