Kennedy's new vaccine schedule ignored by major healthcare providers
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Key Points:
- The Trump administration, led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., unilaterally reduced the recommended pediatric vaccine schedule, removing vaccines for diseases such as rotavirus, influenza, and hepatitis A, aiming to restore public trust in health guidance.
- Major health systems and pediatric groups, including Children’s National, Texas Children’s, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, plan to ignore the new federal guidelines and continue following previous vaccine recommendations, creating a divide between federal authorities and medical experts.
- The new vaccine schedule has sparked concern among doctors about potential erosion of trust and increased confusion, with experts warning of significant future health impacts for children due to these unprecedented changes.
- State-level responses vary, with some Republican-led states like Florida moving to eliminate school
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