“The updated CDC childhood schedule continues to protect children against serious diseases while aligning U.S. guidance with international norms," the spokesperson said.

Health Secretary Robert Kennedy, who oversees the CDC, had supported moving the birth dose, Dr. Debra Houry, a former top CDC official, testified earlier in the week.

Kulldorff extended the same invitation to Susan Monarez, who was recently fired as director of the CDC, and the top CDC officials who then resigned. Dr.

CDC about its procedures.

Dave Weldon (R-Fla.), a doctor, to the post of CDC director.

The CDC, with approval from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Jan. 5 stopped recommending that all children receive an annual influenza vaccine.

Susan Monarez was confirmed by the Senate and became CDC director, but she was fired in August 2025, less than four weeks after taking office.

Infants who do not receive the birth dose should not be administered a hepatitis B vaccine before 2 months of age, the CDC suggests.

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Jim O'Neill, who had been serving as the acting CDC director in addition to his Senate-confirmed role of deputy health secretary, departed the CDC and HHS on Feb. 13.

Jim O'Neill is no longer the deputy health secretary or acting CDC director, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and CDC websites.

The CDC on Jan. 5, with backing from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., narrowed the number of vaccines routinely recommended by the childhood schedule.

The CDC has travel notices going up to Level 4, or "avoid all travel," with Level 2 being the second-least significant notice.

Adam Langer, a CDC official, told them that closing the gap is already a CDC priority. The panel later advised the CDC to end the universal birth dose. That advice was accepted on Dec. 16.

Poison centers received 203 calls related to kava in 2025, up from about 57 calls in 2011, university researchers say.

The new ship, according to the CDC, had an outbreak of the norovirus, with 115 people falling ill already. Let’s go through the details.

In a May 14 statement, the CDC warned that backyard poultry can carry Salmonella bacteria even if they seem clean and healthy.

Robert Malone speaks during a meeting of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) in Atlanta, Ga., on Dec. 5, 2025. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) Dr.

CDC officials said that universal hepatitis B vaccination has worked well in reducing transmission of the virus, which can lead to severe liver disease.

The CDC does not have to accept recommendations from ACIP, but often does.

The 11 existing workgroups include panels that review data on COVID-19 vaccines, immunization schedules, and influenza shots, according to the CDC.

The CDC is currently headed by Jim O'Neill.

The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) reported that between May 11 to May 17 (epidemiological week 20), there were 19,097 COVID-19 outpatient and emergency room visits, marking an 88 percent increase from the previous week.

“Between 2019 and 2023, NDM-CRE infections surged by more than 460 percent in the United States,” the CDC said in the Sept. 23 statement.

Officials have confirmed 171 measles cases across nine states so far in 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated on Jan. 14.

On Jan. 5, the CDC narrowed the number of vaccines routinely advised for all children without consulting ACIP.

If Jim O'Neill, the deputy health secretary and acting CDC director, accepts the recommendation, the CDC would change its vaccine schedule.

The CDC does not count suicides, homicides, or deaths due to accidental causes as maternal deaths, even if the deaths appear related to pregnancy.

Acting CDC Director Jim O'Neill approved the changes.

While the committee served in an advisory capacity, and the CDC can develop its own guidelines, "it certainly helps to have the people who are responsible for implementing these on the front lines give their expertise to the CDC," Weber said.