US EditionWisconsin Will Keep Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Again Rebuking New Federal Government Guidance
Wisconsin DHS rejects CDC's reduced vaccine list, maintaining recommendation for immunization against 17 diseases based on U.S.-specific scientific data and safety concerns.
- Wisconsin DHS in a Jan. 8 memo said it stands by current clinical guidance and will continue recommending the American Academy of Pediatrics' vaccine schedule against 17 diseases.
- After the CDC's Jan. 5 change, federal officials said the agency reduced recommended vaccines for children from 17 to 11 following a review directed by President Donald Trump and pushed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Under the CDC's new model, Acting CDC director Jim O'Neill removed vaccines such as flu, COVID‑19, meningococcal disease, RSV, hepatitis A and B, and rotavirus from universal recommendations, emphasizing 'shared clinical decision‑making.'
- State officials warned the federal change 'creates chaos and confusion' and urged Wisconsin parents to talk to pediatricians, noting this is the second split from the CDC in two months after the hepatitis B newborn recommendation.
- Kirsten Johnson said, `Copying another country's schedule without its health and social infrastructure will not produce the same health outcomes`, as public health experts in Wisconsin criticized the federal shift resembling Denmark's smaller system.
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Chippewa HeraldWisconsin will keep childhood vaccine schedule, again rebuking new federal government guidance
The Centers for Disease Control’s revision was based on other countries’ vaccine recommendations and not on disease risk in the U.S., DHS Secretary Kirsten Johnson said.
DHS: Wisconsin kids should continue to get recommended vaccines despite federal change
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Thursday that it continues to recommend the "evidence-based childhood vaccine schedule" from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The post DHS: Wisconsin kids should continue to get recommended vaccines despite federal change appeared first on WPR.
No changes for Wisconsin's childhood vaccine schedule
MADISON, Wis. — There won’t be any changes to the recommended schedule of childhood vaccines for Wisconsin residents. The state Department of Health Services (DHS) continues to endorse the childhood vaccine schedule provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Wisconsin’s guidance comes after the federal government modified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) childhood vaccine schedule on January 5. “The CDC’s new recommendat…
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