U.S. overhauls childhood vaccine schedule, recommends fewer shots
The Washington Post••general
Key Points:
- The U.S. government has revised its routine vaccination recommendations, no longer broadly advising vaccines for flu, hepatitis A, rotavirus, and RSV in children.
- This updated guidance aligns more closely with vaccination policies of other peer countries.
- The changes were implemented under the Trump administration, bypassing the usual governmental procedures for vaccine recommendation.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. played a key role in advancing these changes, fulfilling his goal to significantly alter the pediatric vaccine schedule in the U.S.
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