Upcoming meeting of federal vaccine panel may be postponed after HHS missed deadlines
Stat News • 2/18/2026
Summary
Federal officials have missed the legal deadline to notify the public of an upcoming ACIP meeting. This has raised questions about whether the meeting will be postponed.
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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
59d
Age
1
Sources
from cluster
1425
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^1425/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^1425/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5
Score BreakdownRisk 50
Source Reputation: Low-trust source (4/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: 59 days - proven survivor
Stories gain Lindy status through source reputation, network consensus, and time survival.
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