Us CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel Meeting Begins

June 25 (Reuters) - U.S. CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel:

• US CDC VACCINE ADVISORY PANEL MEETING BEGINS

• ACIP CHAIR MARTIN KULLDORF SAYS WILL BE ESTABLISHING A WORK GROUP THAT WILL LOOK AT CUMULATIVE CHILDHOOD VACCINE SCHEDULE AND ADOLESCENT SCHEDULE

• ACIP CHAIR MARTIN KULLDORF SAYS WILL BE CONVENING A NEW WORK GROUP TO LOOK AT VACCINES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO REVIEW IN MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS

• ACIP CHAIR MARTIN KULLDORF SAYS NEW VACCINE GROUP MAY LOOK AT THE UNIVERSAL RECOMMENDED HEPATITIS B VACCINE AT THE DAY OF BIRTH

• ACIP CHAIR MARTIN KULLDORF SAYS WORKING GROUP MAY ALSO LOOK AT NEW RESEARCH CONCERNING OPTIMAL TIMING OF MMR VACCINE TO RESOLVE RELIGIOUS OBJECTIONS

• ACIP CHAIR KULLDORF SAYS WORKING GROUP MAY REEVALUATE EARLIER RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING COMBINED MMRV VACCINE FOR ONE YEAR OLD CHILDREN

• US VACCINE PANEL CHAIR SAYS VOTE ON RSV THERAPIES POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY