US EditionHow CDC's Big Changes to Kids' Vaccine Schedule Could Impact Wisconsin
The CDC has removed six vaccines from the routine schedule for American children, marking a significant reduction in recommended immunizations.
- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it is dramatically reducing vaccines recommended to all American children, removing six vaccines long considered routine.
- Longstanding recommendations show six vaccines had been considered routine for decades, making the change a dramatic reduction from the childhood vaccine list.
- The policy applies to all American children as the CDC reduced the number of vaccines routinely recommended to healthcare providers and families making vaccination decisions.
- The revision changes routine immunizations that guided childhood care and arrives as a recent change affecting upcoming vaccination decisions.
- The cut reshapes the childhood schedule by removing six vaccines, potentially influencing vaccination practices and public-health discussions nationwide.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle
Western states split from CDC’s updated recommendations on vaccines for kids
Baby getting vaccinated from his first vaccines. The doctor is giving him an injection while his mother is holding him in her arms. (Photo by Getty Images)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. The CDC cut back on recommendations …
The six vaccines the CDC no longer recommends for kids — and why the US has been different from other countries
New guidelines recommend that six shots, which had previously been given to all children, only be given to those who are high risk, or given after consultation between parents and a doctor. The new schedule was modeled off of countries like Denmark and Germany.
In a radical reform, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped recommending universal immunization against influenza, hepatitis B and other diseases, limiting them to risk groups. The medical community warns that the measure "puts lives at stake." Read more
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