US Revises Childhood Vaccine Schedule to Recommend Fewer Shots
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The US has reduced its recommended childhood vaccines from 16 to 11, focusing only on the most essential vaccines, a move criticized by medical experts for potentially increasing preventable diseases and causing public confusion, while being driven by political motives and lacking transparent review.
- US cuts the number of vaccines recommended for every child, a move slammed by physicians AP News
- RFK Jr. Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children The New York Times
- America’s U-Turn on Childhood Vaccinations The Atlantic
- US overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to recommend fewer shots CNN
- CDC Acts on Presidential Memorandum to Update Childhood Immunization Schedule U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (.gov)
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