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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

Top US medical body to review vaccine effectiveness as government ‘abdicates’ responsibility

close-up of a pair of gloved hands holding a syringe
A medical assistant prepares a flu vaccine to be administered at a clinic in Chicago, Illinois, on 31 December 2025. Photograph: Eileen T Meslar/Chicago Tribune via Getty Images

The largest medical organization in the US will help conduct a review on the safety and effectiveness of respiratory vaccines as federal health agencies and advisers end vaccine recommendations based on no new information.

“They are filling a void that the government created,” Ezekiel Emanuel, vice-provost for global initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania, told journalists on Tuesday.

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