Summary
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices started a meeting to discuss vaccine recommendations, which could impact COVID and other vaccines. Separately, ABC suspended the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show after controversial remarks by Kimmel led to public backlash.
Key Facts
- The CDC's advisory panel is meeting to discuss recommendations for COVID vaccines, Hepatitis B vaccines for children, and the MMRV vaccine.
- The committee's decisions will affect vaccine access and recommendations in the coming months.
- There are concerns that new committee members, appointed by the Trump administration, could limit access to COVID vaccines.
- Hepatitis B and MMRV vaccines for children are longtime standard vaccines, but the committee is reconsidering their recommendations.
- Former CDC official Susan Monarez claimed she was fired for resisting pressures related to vaccine recommendations.
- The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25%, which could make loans and credit cards less expensive.
- ABC suspended "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" after Jimmy Kimmel made controversial remarks about an activist's assassination.
- The suspension followed threats of federal action against airing the show from the FCC chairman.
