Healthcare workers remain the most trusted sources of information (73%), while trust in the federal government to provide factual information rose to 58%.
The steering committee will make recommendations on how non-governmental groups can help ensure that vaccine use is evidence-based.
Both the CDC and NIH face cuts of more than 40%, according to an internal Trump administration document.
Receiving the vaccine reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis over a follow-up period of 7 years by 3.5 percentage points.
Other trends included worrisome rises in tuberculosis, measles, and pertussis.
The nomination of former congressman David Weldon, MD, to lead the CDC was pulled shortly before a Senate confirmation hearing this morning.
In a phase 3 trial in Mali, the NmCV-5 vaccine was found to be safe and effective for use in young children beginning at 9 months of age.
The trial is evaluating the safety and efficacy of MTBVAC, a single shot, live-attenuated TB vaccine, in people with latent TB in 3 countries.
The Trump administration also terminated advisory committees on long COVID and health equity.
The postponement comes amid concerns that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine critic, could make changes to the group, or get rid of it altogether.
