"The changes follow through on President Trump's recent directive to top health officials to "align U.S. core childhood vaccine recommendations with best practices from peer, developed countries." What they're saying: Senior health officials said that the changes were motivated by declining childhood vaccination rates, including against dangerous diseases like measles. "We hope that this change will help address decreased uptake of vaccines [against] the most important diseases and increase trust in public health," one of the officials told reporters."
"Driving the news: The CDC is recommending that parents consult with physicians before vaccinating children for rotavirus, COVID-19, influenza, meningococcal disease, hepatitis A and hepatitis B. It will continue to recommend that all children are vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, influenzae type B, pneumonia, polio, measles, mumps and rubella, as well as human papillomavirus and chickenpox, or varicella. But officials are changing the recommended immunization for HPV to one dose from two."
Federal health officials narrowed core U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations following a presidential directive to align with peer, developed countries. The CDC now advises parents to consult physicians before vaccinating children for rotavirus, COVID-19, influenza, meningococcal disease, hepatitis A and hepatitis B. It will continue to recommend vaccination for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, influenzae type B, pneumonia, polio, measles, mumps and rubella, as well as human papillomavirus and varicella, but changed the HPV recommendation to one dose from two. Officials cited declining childhood vaccination rates and warned that fewer recommended vaccines could raise disease prevalence.
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