With the stroke of a pen, the childhood vaccine schedule is reduced from 17 to 11 diseases
Parents will still be able to get more vaccines if they want them--but presumably they won't have a liability shield. I disagree with the HPV vaccine staying on the schedule.
https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/childhood-vaccine-schedule-new-cdc-recommendation-11-shots/
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are unilaterally reducing the number of recommended pediatric immunizations in response to an order from President Trump, the most significant reshaping of the vaccine schedule since Trump took office and empowered health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of childhood shots.
I guess this is a step in the right direction, but it's still way too many vaccines. And very disconcerting that they didn't eliminate the HPV vaccine, which is the worst.
Problem is, even if some of the shots are no longer officially recomnended, the captured American Pediatric Assn will still strongly recommend them and browbeat any doctors who aren't already brainwashed enough to continue to convince their patients to take them.
It’s a good start.