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Politico: “HHS dramatically overhauls childhood vaccine schedule, downgrading advice for flu, meningitis, other shots. Federal officials say the U.S. schedule should be more in line with recommendations in other countries. Public health experts say the goal belies differences between health systems and disease prevalence…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will soften its advice for vaccines targeting rotavirus, meningococcal disease, hepatitis A and influenza, which the agency reported Monday has already Those shots will no longer be universally recommended but advised under a concept known as shared clinical decision-making, which emphasizes conversations between health care providers and patients before choosing to vaccinate. The agency shifted to such an approach last year for Covid-19 and hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for most populations…”
- “Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill, in his role as Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), today signed a decision memorandum* accepting recommendations from a comprehensive scientific assessment of U.S. childhood immunization practices, following a directive from President Trump to review international best practices from peer, developed countries. On December 5, 2025, via a Presidential Memorandum, President Trump directed the Secretary of HHS and the Acting Director of CDC to examine how peer, developed nations structure their childhood vaccination schedules and to evaluate the scientific evidence underlying those practices. He instructed them to update the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule if superior approaches exist abroad while preserving access to vaccine currently available to Americans…”
- The New York Times: What to Know About the New Childhood Vaccine Schedule. “The U.S. federal government slashed the number of diseases that all children are advised to be vaccinated against to 11 from 17. What vaccines are recommended, and no longer recommended, for all children? The C.D.C. still recommends that all children get vaccinated against: Diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough, which are combined into one vaccine; Measles, mumps and rubella, also combined into one vaccine; Polio; Haemophilus influenzae type b; Pneumococcal conjugate; Chickenpox; Human papillomavirus, but only one dose instead of multiple shots. The agency no longer recommends that all children receive vaccines against six illnesses, which can be deadly: Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B; Influenza; Meningitis; Respiratory syncytial virus; Rotavirus..”