Overview
- Federal guidance now universally recommends 11 vaccines, moving rotavirus, influenza, COVID-19, hepatitis A and B, and certain meningococcal shots out of the routine list, while reducing the HPV series to one dose for most children.
- The removed vaccines are to be given to defined risk groups or through clinician–family shared decision-making, with precise risk criteria not yet specified.
- President Trump promoted the shift on Truth Social, and officials said families can still choose any vaccines and insurers will continue to cover them.
- Health officials cited comparisons with roughly 20 industrialized countries, while AP reported the change bypassed the CDC’s usual outside advisory-panel process.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics and other experts warned of higher outbreak risks, noting the worst U.S. measles surge in over 30 years and hundreds of recent pediatric flu deaths.