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The long-standing advice was to allow children under 4 to receive the vaccination, which is a combination shot for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
The combination shot was developed to cut down on the number of vaccines babies receive at age 1 and to increase the chances kids will get all of their vaccinations.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
This morning, the panel also voted to remove the combination shot from the VFC program.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2025
Merck, the vaccine's manufacturer, warned that restricting the combination shot could lower completion rates at a time when vaccination coverage is already slipping.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
That means kids who get free vaccines through the federal program will still be able to choose between a single combination shot or two separate injections for their first vaccination.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The company so far appears to be the front-runner in the race against Pfizer and Novavax to bring a combination shot to the market.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Kennedy has ignored some of the recommendations ACIP voted for in April, including the endorsement of a new combination shot that protects against five strains of meningococcal bacteria and the expansion of vaccinations against RSV.
—Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
The combination shot was developed to cut down on the number of vaccines babies receive at age 1 and to increase the chances kids will get all of their vaccinations.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
This morning, the panel also voted to remove the combination shot from the VFC program.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2025
Merck, the vaccine's manufacturer, warned that restricting the combination shot could lower completion rates at a time when vaccination coverage is already slipping.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
That means kids who get free vaccines through the federal program will still be able to choose between a single combination shot or two separate injections for their first vaccination.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The company so far appears to be the front-runner in the race against Pfizer and Novavax to bring a combination shot to the market.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Kennedy has ignored some of the recommendations ACIP voted for in April, including the endorsement of a new combination shot that protects against five strains of meningococcal bacteria and the expansion of vaccinations against RSV.
—Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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“Combination shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/combination%20shot. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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