Overview
- New York’s health commissioner, in a Jan. 28 letter co-signed by New York City’s health chief, told clinicians to follow the American Academy of Pediatrics schedule and called the CDC’s changes unfounded.
- The AAP published its 2026 recommendations reaffirming routine protection against 18 diseases, and major medical groups including the AMA, AAFP and IDSA formally endorsed the guidance.
- Cleveland-area physicians and health systems report they are continuing prior vaccination practices despite the federal shift, citing stable safety data and concern about increased hesitancy.
- The CDC’s January update now universally recommends 11 vaccines and moves rotavirus, influenza, COVID-19, hepatitis A, hepatitis B and some meningococcal shots to risk-based or shared decision-making categories.
- HHS says the federal update aligns with international norms, while doctors warn the dueling guidance is sowing confusion; vaccines no longer listed as universal remain covered by federal and ACA plans.