CDC changes childhood vaccine schedule
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The CDC on Monday dramatically reduced the number of vaccines it recommends for all children. Here’s what parents should know.
Oregon and other western states will follow vaccine recommendations from a leading medical group instead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the federal health agency on Monday changed longstanding pediatric vaccination recommendations.
Federal officials reduce childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, sparking concern over increased infection risk.
In the midst of what could be one of the most severe flu seasons on record, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s CDC has ceased recommending all children get vaccinated for the seasonal flu, along with five other previously recommended vaccines.
Yesterday, in introducing drastic cuts to the nation’s childhood immunization schedule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said “shared clinical decision-making” would be used for pediatric vaccines against rotavirus, COVID-19, influenza, hepatitis A and B, and meningococcal disease.
Flu activity could continue to increase in the U.S. over the next few weeks, according to a top flu epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "There's a lot of influenza out there right now," Dr. Carrie Reed, chief of the epidemiology and prevention branch of the CDC's influenza division, told ABC News.