HHS revives ’90s task force designed to improve safety of childhood vaccines

Fierce Healthcare – Friday, August 15, 2025
By Gabrielle Masson

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is relaunching a task force focused on the safety of childhood vaccines. The federal panel will be chaired by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D.

The panel, called the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, was created by Congress nearly 40 years ago and was aimed at finding ways to improve childhood vaccines. The panel’s initial iteration was disbanded in 1998, according to an Aug. 14 HHS release.

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