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fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

The CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here's what they prevent

Federal health authorities removed routine universal recommendations for six childhood vaccines, limiting them to high-risk children or shared clinical decision-making.
Public health
fromAxios
6 days ago

Trump administration sparks midterms vaccine war

The U.S. now recommends 11 routine childhood vaccines, adding consultations for six previously recommended shots (including rotavirus, COVID-19, influenza) and maintains insurer coverage.
Public health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

CDC rollback of 30-year vaccine recommendation could impact Bay Area

CDC advisory panel narrowed hepatitis B birth-dose recommendation to only infants of infected mothers, reversing decades of universal newborn vaccination policy.
fromwww.orlandosentinel.com
3 months ago

CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients

Before this year, U.S. health officials following recommendations by infectious disease experts recommended annual COVID-19 boosters for all Americans ages 6 months and older. The idea was to update protection against the coronavirus as it continues to evolve. As the COVID-19 pandemic waned, experts increasingly discussed the possibility of focusing vaccination efforts on people 65 and older who are among those most at risk for death and hospitalization.
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