on PinterestThe CDC has issued new vaccination guidelines for children that significantly reduce the number of recommended shots.
on PinterestThe CDC has issued new vaccination guidelines for children that significantly reduce the number of recommended shots. Image credit: RONALDO SCHEMIDT/Getty Images
- Federal health officials at the CDC have released a new childhood vaccination schedule.
- The new recommendations indicate that all children should be vaccinated against 11 diseases, while vaccinations for six other diseases are recommended only for children at higher risk.
- Experts say the new recommendations will discourage some parents from getting their children inoculated, which could lead to higher rates of childhood diseases.
Many health experts are harshly criticizing the new childhood vaccination schedule unveiled this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
On Monday, federal health officials released new vaccination recommendations for children.
The guidelines reduce the number of primarily targeted diseases from 16 to what the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has described as the 11 “most serious infectious diseases.”
Vaccinations against the following diseases are still recommended for all children:
- measles
- mumps
- rubella
- chickenpox
- polio
- diphtheria
- tetanus
- whooping cough
- haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
- pneumococcal conjugate (pneumonia)
- human papillomavirus (HPV) (one dose only)
The CDC is revising its recommendations on six other diseases to include only children who are at higher risk of infection. Those diseases include:
- hepatitis A
- hepatitis B
- meningococcal ACWY
- meningococcal B
- respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
CDC officials added that vaccinations for children against influenza, COVID-19, and rotavirus should be based on “d clinical decision-making,” which means parents must consult with a healthcare professional before their children receive the vaccinations.
Vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, meningococcal ACWY, and meningococcal B for children at average risk also fall under the domain of d clinical decision making.
The officials emphasized that all vaccinations are still available for families who wish to receive them. They also noted that the guidelines still require insurance companies to fully cover all vaccinations.
“After an exhaustive review of the evidence, we are aligning the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule with international consensus while strengthening transparency and informed consent. This decision protects children, respects families, and rebuilds trust in public health,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a statement.
Health experts react to new vaccination schedule
The new recommendations are receiving the support of at least one medical professional interviewed by Healthline.
Monique Yohanan, MD, a senior fellow for health policy at Independent Women, said the new schedule is good policy.
“This is a positive development,” Yohanan told Healthline. “It is a more focused, risk-proportionate schedule. It preserves vaccines with clear herd immunity and community protective value, and it removes only those with limited population benefit. From an epidemiologic standpoint, it is more coherent than the prior schedule,” said Yohanan, who recently wrote a paper, “Rethinking Vaccine Policy.”
“The real opportunity is that it has the potential to improve trust and re-engage families who had reached a threshold and opted out of vaccination entirely,” she added.
Inderpal Randhawa, MD, a pediatrician and immunologist as well as the medical director of the Children’s Pulmonary Institute at MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach and the founder of Food Allergy Institute in Long Beach, CA, said the new guidelines could restore confidence in some sectors of
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