US EditionCassidy on RFK Jr. vaccine schedule change: ‘Let’s just take care of people and move beyond your ideology’
The U.S. childhood vaccine schedule was cut from 18 to 11 doses by presidential order to align with peer countries and boost public confidence, officials said.
- The U.S. administration trimmed the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule from 18 to 11, restricting vaccines for hepatitis A, B, meningitis, and seasonal flu, according to the CDC.
- A presidential memorandum instructed the CDC to compare vaccine lists with peers, using Denmark as a principal comparator that vaccinates against 10 diseases, and senior administration officials said the changes aimed to increase public confidence.
- Public-Health experts warn U.S. children face different disease risks and health systems, complicating comparisons, while critics asked `But at what cost to our children?Is it wise to revamp childhood vaccine schedules to resemble small European countries?`
- Officials implemented the revisions without the usual public comment, excluding vaccine makers and the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices from the process.
- Comparisons to Denmark, which vaccinates against 10 diseases, informed the revision, but critics argue those comparisons may be inappropriate given the U.S. health system and different disease risks.
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