Experts recommendations on RSV and meningitis vaccines will go to ex-prosecutor now at CDC

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal panel of medical experts on Wednesday recommended an expansion of RSV vaccinations for adults and a new combination shot as another option to protect teens against meningitis.

The 15-member panel typically makes recommendations to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how vaccines should be used.

But in a break from decades of practice, the person evaluating Wednesday’s recommendations won’t have a background in medicine: The agency is without a permanent director...