US EditionWhat parents need to know about the overhauled childhood vaccine schedule
The revised schedule limits broad vaccine recommendations to 11 shots, shifting others to shared decision-making, aiming to increase parental choice, HHS said.
- On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services revised the federal childhood vaccine recommendations, reducing broadly targeted diseases from 18 to 11.
- After a federal review comparing other wealthy nations, HHS leaders cited Denmark and said the change "protects children, respects families, and rebuilds trust in public health," HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.
- Under the new recommendations, vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella, polio, chickenpox and human papillomavirus remain broadly recommended, while Covid-19 and influenza moved to shared clinical decision-making and respiratory syncytial virus was narrowed to high-risk children.
- HHS said insurers will still have to cover vaccines recommended by the CDC as of December 31, 2025, but parents and pediatricians face confusion and extra costs as some clinics limit stocks and require signed acknowledgments.
- Medical societies and experts warned that major groups including the American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association criticized the changes as dangerous and deeply concerned, noting last year the administration replaced CDC advisers and fired the CDC director.
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