The CDC Recommends Fewer Vaccines. States Are Pushing Back

CDC shifts vaccine recommendations as flu cases peak nationwide

The CDC recently announced the biggest change to childhood vaccine guidelines in decades, shifting several previously routine vaccines to optional status just as seasonal illness surges across parts of the country.Under new federal guidance, vaccines that used to be routinely recommended for all children including flu, meningitis, hepatitis A and B, and rotavirus shots are now advised only for high-risk children or after consulting a doctor.The …

The Facts on the Vaccines the CDC No Longer Recommends for All Kids

In sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer recommends universal vaccination against six diseases. In justifying the move, health officials made misleading claims about vaccine safety while downplaying or omitting benefits. In signing a Jan. 5 memo, CDC Acting Director Jim O’Neill eliminated routine childhood recommendations for vaccines against four diseases: rotavirus, hepatit…

The CDC recommends fewer vaccines. States are pushing back

A growing number of states have rejected recent changes to the national vaccine schedule as more than 200 health groups across the country urge lawmakers to investigate why the schedule was changed and why credible scientific evidence was ignored.  In early January, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that children receive vaccines against 11 disease…

CDC Just Downgraded Several Vaccines for Kids: Here Are the Risks

(MedPage Today) -- When Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a revised childhood immunization schedule last week, experts were quick to say that they'd be sticking with the old schedule. And there's a good reason to do so. The previous...