"The evidence base for vaccines, both their safety and the protection that they offer, is quite clear, and that's why they're recommended as routine standard of care. When you label them as something that requires shared clinical decisionmaking, that implies that it is not a routine standard of care practice, but that there is some uncertainty about either the safety or the benefits, and that's just simply false."
Under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the childhood immunization schedule has undergone unprecedented changes, removing universal recommendations for multiple vaccines in favor of shared clinical decisionmaking. This approach has become central to the MAHA movement, with NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya and surgeon general nominee Casey Means also endorsing it. While shared clinical decisionmaking typically involves conversations between providers and patients about medical intervention benefits and risks, public health experts contend the term has been co-opted to undermine vaccines. Epidemiologists argue that vaccines have clear evidence supporting their safety and effectiveness, making them standard care rather than optional interventions requiring shared decision discussions.
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