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CDC's Reversal on Flu Shots for Kids Could Amplify Outbreaks

The CDC's website states that children younger than 2 years are among those at increased risk for flu complications. "The ...

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, ...

New US Vaccine Guidance for Kids Raises Risk for Injury Program

The Trump administration’s unprecedented decision to slash the number of recommended vaccines for children opens the door to ...
Opinion

'Shared decision-making' for childhood vaccines sounds empowering, but it may mean less access for families

When federal health officials announced on Jan. 5, 2026, that they were taking six out of 17 vaccines off the childhood immunization schedule, they argued that the move would give parents and ...
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CIDRAP Op-Ed: Quiet dismantling: How ‘shared decision-making’ weakens vaccine policy and harms kids

This decision did not emerge from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which typically guides the CDC’s ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

U.S. Overhauls Immunization Schedule for Kids, Removing Recommendations for Vaccines Against the Flu, RSV and More

Announced on Monday, the revised schedule drops the number of recommended immunizations from 17 to 11. The CDC suggests that ...
Becker's Hospital Review

CDC advises shared decision-making for pediatric COVID vaccines

The CDC updated its childhood immunization schedule May 29, recommending a shared decision-making process for healthy children 6 months and older. “Where the parent presents with a desire for their ...