US EditionDoctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids
Federal vaccine guidance now recommends risk-based and shared clinical decision-making approaches for several vaccines, with only about 20% of adults understanding shared decision-making implications.
- 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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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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Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids
Doctors fear this week’s unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children.
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