childhood vaccines

President Donald Trump endorsed a study by the Department of Health and Human Services recommending fewer childhood vaccines, directing federal agencies to align policies with its findings. The study suggests vaccinating children against 11 diseases, with others reserved for high-risk groups or shared decision-making. The CDC is ordered to review and update vaccine recommendations, despite prior legal challenges to similar efforts.

Trump directed the CDC to align with an assessment recommending fewer childhood vaccines. The CDC announced updated guidelines reducing recommended immunizations for children from 17 to 11.

President Trump endorsed a study by the Department of Health and Human Services recommending fewer childhood vaccines, directing federal agencies to align policies with its findings. The study suggests vaccinating against 11 diseases, with others reserved for high-risk groups or shared decision-making. The administration's previous attempt to narrow vaccine recommendations was blocked by a federal judge in Massachusetts.

Donald Trump signed an executive order acknowledging a Department of Health and Human Services assessment on childhood vaccines as a guide for the federal government. The order directs the CDC and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to review the assessment and clinical data to update the vaccine schedule for children and adolescents.

Donald Trump signed an executive order recognizing a Department of Health and Human Services assessment on childhood vaccines as a guide for the federal government. The order directs the CDC and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to review the assessment and clinical data to update the vaccines schedule for children and adolescents.