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State public health official outlines CDC change to MMR/varicella guidance; school mandates unchanged, officials say
Summary
Division of Public Health director described a CDC recommendation change limiting combined MMRV for first doses under age 4, and told the committee existing state school vaccine requirements remain the same; committee members asked about exemptions and funding for childhood vaccines.
The Division of Public Health told the Health and Human Services Oversight Committee on Nov. 21 that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its recommendation on measles-mumps-rubella and varicella vaccination: the combined MMRV product is no longer preferentially recommended for a first dose in children under 4, though it remains an acceptable option for the second dose.
Ian Won, introduced to the committee as…
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