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Minnesota, Wisconsin health departments will not follow CDC vaccine guidance
Minnesota and Wisconsin maintain broader vaccine recommendations citing unchanged science and alignment with major medical groups despite CDC reducing routine childhood immunizations from 17 to 11.
- Minnesota and Wisconsin's health departments rejected the CDC's new schedule on January 5, 2026, and both states said they will keep existing school and child-care vaccine recommendations.
- Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Brooke Cunningham said the federal changes reflect policy shifts, not new science, and the Minnesota Department of Health will follow guidance from AAP, AAFP, and ACOG.
- The CDC still recommends immunization against 10 diseases plus varicella, restricting vaccines like hepatitis A and B, seasonal influenza, meningitis, and rotavirus to high-risk groups or shared decision-making, according to the CDC and HHS.
- Coverage stays intact as association-recommended vaccines remain insured and included in state programs, with Minnesota Department of Health continuing to recommend vaccinations for 17 diseases and immediate backing from the Minnesota Medical Association and state pediatricians, family doctors and obstetricians.
- The Minnesota Department of Health announced the change on Thursday, Jan., and critics of CDC guidance say the agency lacked clarity.
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Minnesota will no longer use CDC guidance for its vaccine recommendations
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Health will no longer align its vaccination guidance with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the state agency announced Thursday, Jan. 8. The change follows the CDC’s Jan. 5 action to recategorize some childhood immunizations, including hepatitis B and influenza, as only recommended for high-risk groups or “based on shared clinical decision-making.” “This change at the federal level does n…
·Cherokee County, United States
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Minnesota, Wisconsin health departments will not follow CDC vaccine guidance
The Minnesota Department of Health is breaking with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine guidance after the federal organization made changes to the childhood immunization schedule.
·Minneapolis, United States
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