The CDC has dropped routine recommendations for six childhood vaccines, shifting decisions to parents and doctors despite decades of evidence showing the shots prevented millions of hospitalizations and tens of thousands of deaths.
A recent study showed the new vaccine was more than 90% effective in the prevention of hospitalizations and emergency department visits due to RSV among those 60 years old or older.
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