The first meeting of an influential US government vaccine advisory panel scheduled to take place after Robert F Kennedy Jr was appointed the country’s top health official has been delayed. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP),

Just days after taking office, RFK Jr. has overseen major shifts at the CDC, including canceling a flu vaccination campaign and delaying a vaccine advisory meeting. The move comes as flu-related hospitalisations surge.

A meeting of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which provides guidance on recommended vaccines and for which populations, scheduled for later this month has been postponed.