US EditionU.S. overhauls childhood vaccine schedule, recommends fewer shots
The CDC cut childhood vaccine recommendations from 17 to 11 to match other developed nations and restore public trust, citing U.S. as a 'global outlier' with double the doses, officials said.
- On Monday, federal health officials revised the U.S. childhood immunization schedule, recommending four fewer vaccines and reducing routine coverage from 17 to 11 diseases.
- HHS's assessment of about 20 peer nations found the United States out of step after President Donald Trump ordered a December review, with Tracy Beth Hoeg and Martin Kulldorff examining vaccine protocols.
- HHS reclassified specific shots, moving rotavirus, influenza, meningococcal disease, and hepatitis A to shared decision-making, while the CDC now recommends a single dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine; officials said federal insurance programs including Medicaid will continue coverage.
- States and pediatricians said the sudden switch creates conflicting guidance and new burdens, with physician groups and public health experts warning the abrupt change could lead to preventable hospitalizations and deaths.
- The move skipped the usual Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices review, raising procedural and legal questions while observers called it a seismic shift by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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