(Reuters) -A U.S. advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended that toddlers receive standalone chickenpox vaccines rather than a combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) shot, citing higher seizure risks linked to the combination dose. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 8-3 in favor of […]
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US vaccine panel votes to recommend standalone chickenpox shots for toddlers
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(Reuters) -A U.S. advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended that toddlers receive standalone chickenpox vaccines rather than a combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) shot, citing higher seizure risks linked to the combination dose.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 8-3 in favor of the new guidance, which applies to children between 12 months and three years of age.
(Reporting by Surbhi Misra in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)