"This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, removing broad recommendations for immunization against such diseases as flu, hepatitis A, rotavirus, and meningitis. Until recently, the U.S. vaccine schedule called for routine protection against 17 diseases; the changes lower that number to 11 diseases. There's no new science that would support such a colossal change, and the American Academy of Pediatricians and public health experts alike continue to recommend the evidence-backed former schedule."
"In the days since the new schedule announcement, vaccine experts have repeatedly pointed out thatDenmark is actually the outlier from the "peer" countries for having such a parsimonious schedule. And there's a key difference between us and Denmark: Denmark has free universal health care. If their health care system was a road, it would be smooth, and they're able to drive the Porsche that is fewer vaccinations, epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina writes in her Substack."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed the childhood vaccine schedule, removing routine recommendations for influenza, hepatitis A, rotavirus, and meningitis and reducing covered diseases from 17 to 11. No new scientific evidence supports such a substantial reduction, and major pediatric and public health organizations continue to endorse the previous evidence-based schedule. The change followed a presidential memorandum directing alignment with practices from selected developed countries including Denmark, Japan, and Germany. Denmark recommends vaccines for far fewer diseases but also has free universal health care, a system that makes lower vaccination requirements less risky. Replicating Denmark's approach within the fragmented U.S. health system increases public health hazards.
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