The FDA approved a rotavirus vaccine in fall 1998, but by July 1999 the CDC recommended it not be used due to increased cases of intussusception among vaccinated children.
Notes on verification
Confirmed via CDC MMWR archives, CDC press release, and PubMed literature. Minor nuance: the July 1999 action was framed as a suspension/postponement rather than permanent withdrawal, which came later in October 1999, but this doesn't undermine the claim's accuracy. [tier=bronze indep_score=0.539 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- How Your Vaccines are Approved (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4843a5.htm (corroboration)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15343145/ (corroboration)
- https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/media/pressrel/r990715.htm (corroboration)