US EditionAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Departs From CDC with Childhood Vaccine Revisions
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends routine vaccination against 18 diseases, contrasting the CDC's narrower 11-disease focus amid debate over scientific evidence and child protection.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics released updated vaccine recommendations that include immunization against respiratory syncytial virus and maintain previous guidelines for other vaccines.
- Twelve major medical organizations endorsed the AAP's recommendations as states increasingly choose to follow them instead of the CDC's new guidelines.
- Pediatricians, including Dr. Sean O’Leary, reaffirm the importance of following the AAP's science-based guidelines to prevent vaccine-preventable diseases.
- A significant divide on vaccination recommendations has emerged, with states led by Democrats rejecting CDC guidelines in favor of AAP recommendations.
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Pediatricians urge Americans to stick with previous vaccine schedule, despite CDC’s recent changes
For decades, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spoke with a single voice when advising the nation’s families on when to vaccinate their children. Since 1995, the two organizations have worked together to publish a single vaccine schedule for parents and healthcare providers that clearly laid out which vaccines children should get and exactly when they should get them. Today, that united fr…
Pediatricians split from CDC in childhood vaccine recommendations
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Monday released its 2026 childhood vaccine schedule. The guidance — endorsed by 12 other independent health organizations — is largely unchanged from last year’s version, but now diverges significantly from the updated immunization schedule announced this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). AAP continues to recommend that all children receive vaccines against 18 infectious di…
American Academy of Pediatrics departs from CDC with childhood vaccine revisions
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has once again diverged from recent federal vaccine guidance, publishing its own childhood immunization schedule for 2026 that recommends vaccinating against illnesses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dropped earlier this month. The AAP on Monday published its 2026 Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule, which recommends…
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