In its first meeting since June, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted in favor of several key recommendations that would alter federal vaccine guidelines if adopted by the CDC. Five takeaways: 1. Day one. On Sept. 18, ACIP voted 8-3, with one member abstaining, to not recommend the quadrivalent MMRV vaccine to children younger than 4 years old. 

At present, 85% of U.S. children receive separate vaccines, though the combination vaccine is available for parents who wish to give their child a single shot, according to NPR. Committee members who voted in favor of the change cited evidence showing a slightly higher risk of fever-related seizures in children ages 12 to 23 months who receive the MMRV shot. ACIP has previously reviewed this evidence and adjusted its recomm

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