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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s newly appointed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel is reconsidering vaccine recommendations for children, a move that has raised concerns among many health professionals. The new committee announced Wednesday it will revisit vaccine guidelines, potentially upending decades of science and public health practices.The panel is looking into vaccines that protect people from hepatitis B and a combination shot against chickenpox, measles, mumps and rubella.The decision follows Kennedy's abrupt firing of all members of the former board �� something he promised lawmakers he would not do �� and replacing them with individuals sympathetic to what some doctors claim are misleading or conspiratorial anti-vaccine views. The announcement reflects a common vaccine-skeptic message that too many shots can overwhelm kids' immune systems and that ingredients may build up and cause harm.The American Academy of Pediatrics said in response that the panel is "no longer a credible process" and could have devastating consequences for public health.The panel is also expected to decide Thursday what strains next season's flu shot should protect against, while also examining a preservative in these vaccines that Kennedy has falsely tied to causing autism. Another vote concerns new treatments for RSV, a cold-like virus that is especially dangerous for babies and older people. On Wednesday, the panel questioned whether to continue widely recommending the COVID-19 vaccine. Kennedy, against mainstream medical advice, has already halted advising healthy children and pregnant women to get the shot.Check out the latest from the Washington News Bureau below.