Trump administration quietly signals possible changes coming to childhood vaccine schedule - Yahoo
The Trump administration is exploring potential changes to the federal childhood vaccine schedule, including re-categorizing vaccines based on clinical evidence and individual circumstances. Health experts have expressed concern that these moves could lead to lower vaccination rates for preventable diseases.
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Changes to national vaccine guidelines could fundamentally alter public health policy and influence vaccination uptake, sparking significant debate between administrative priorities and medical consensus.
Trump administration quietly signals possible changes coming to childhood vaccine schedule The Trump administration is weighing changes to the government's recommended vaccine schedules that experts say would, if adopted, have far-reaching consequences for public health.
Last week the Department of Health and Human Services posted a request for public input on how vaccines are categorized by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Under the current policy, vaccines are assigned to one of three different categories: Some shots are recommended for all children and adults, while others are recommended for at-risk individuals. And some are categorized as recommended based on shared clinical decision-making with a doctor.
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