US EditionDoctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids
Federal vaccine guidance reduces universal childhood vaccine recommendations from 18 to 11 diseases, shifting several to risk-based or shared clinical decision-making, amid rising vaccine hesitancy.
- Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could lead to more illness and death among children.
- The changes stop blanket recommendations for protection against six diseases and recommend those vaccines only for at-risk children or through 'shared clinical decision-making' with a health care provider.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics and over 200 other groups urged Congress to investigate why the schedule was changed and why credible scientific evidence was ignored.
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What does the new childhood vaccine schedule actually mean for your family?
Officials say not much will change. Experts aren't so sure. By� Barbara Rodriguez for The 19th The federal government is reducing the number of vaccines it formally recommends to all children in ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana
Channel 3000What to know about new vaccine guidance and why doctors are worried
The changes come as U.S. vaccination rates have been slipping and the share of children with exemptions has reached an all-time high, according to federal data.
Dr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing scepticism about vaccines in her two Michigan pediatric clinics and says this week’s unprecedented and confusing changes in federal vaccine guidelines will only make things worse. One of her offices is in a Democratic area, where most of the parents she serves opt for alternative calendars that scale vaccines. The other is in a Republican area, where some parents have stopped vaccinating their children comple…
Chicago Tribune
By Laura Ungar. Dr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing vaccine skepticism in her two pediatric practices in Michigan, and she warns that this week’s unprecedented and confusing changes to federal vaccine guidelines will only worsen the situation. One of her practices is in a Democratic area, where most of the parents she sees opt for alternative schedules that stagger vaccines. The other is in a Republican area, where some parents have decided to …
Doctors say changes to U.S. vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids
Dr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices and says this week’s unprecedented and confusing changes to federal vaccine guidance will only make things worse.
Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parent
Dr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices and says this week’s unprecedented and confusing changes to federal vaccine guidance will only make things worse. One of her offices is in a Democratic area, where more of the parents she sees are opting for alternative schedules that spread out shots . The other is in a Republican area, where some parents have stopped immunizing their childr…
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