"The overhaul is effective immediately, meaning that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will now recommend vaccines against 11 diseases. What's no longer broadly recommended is protection against flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, some forms of meningitis or RSV. Instead, protections against those diseases are only recommended for certain groups deemed high-risk, or if their doctors recommend them in what's called "shared decision-making.""
"The change came after President Donald Trump in December asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to review how peer nations approach vaccine recommendations and consider revising its guidance to align with theirs. HHS said its comparison to 20 peer nations found that the U.S. was an "outlier" in both the number of vaccinations and the number of doses it recommended to all children."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends vaccines for 11 diseases for all children, effective immediately. Vaccines against flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, some forms of meningitis and RSV are no longer universally recommended; they are recommended only for high-risk groups or through clinician-family shared decision-making. The change follows a December presidential request for HHS to compare U.S. guidance with peer nations and an HHS finding that the U.S. was an outlier in recommended vaccinations and doses. Officials said access and insurance coverage will continue. Medical experts and pediatricians warned the move could increase confusion and preventable illness.
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