RFK Jr.'s vaccine committee votes on new RSV immunization, flu shots

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's influential panel of vaccine advisers Thursday approved updated recommendations for a new shot for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. It is also set to vote on recommendations for this year's influenza vaccine.

Their votes mark the panel's first official move after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the committee's experts and replaced them with his own picks earlier this month.

Votes by the panel are closely watched by health authorities because they are tied to federal policies and programs that enable access to vaccines, including requirements for insurance coverage and funding to provide shots for uninsured children.