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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Politics
Melody Schreiber

US health officials to revisit vaccine policies using anti-vax tactics, experts warn

close up of a pair of hands injecting a syringe into a child's arm
A child receives a Covid-19 vaccine in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, on 11 September. Photograph: Hannah Beier/Reuters

US health officials are reportedly planning to release data on child deaths and serious side effects they would attribute to Covid-19 vaccines, raising alarm among public health experts who say the publicly available data does not support these claims and the report may lead to increased anti-vaccine sentiment.

Independent advisers for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) later this week plan to revisit recommendations for Covid shots as well as vaccines for measles and hepatitis B.

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