The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed its childhood vaccine schedule by removing general recommendations for four essential vaccines: flu, RSV, hepatitis A and COVID-19.

Experts in vaccines and vaccination—including pediatricians—work together throughout the year to update the Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for ages 18 years or younger. The ...

A decision by federal officials to scale back the number of vaccines recommended for children surprised some Northeastern University public health experts, who warn the move could confuse parents and ...

The federal government is reducing the number of vaccines it formally recommends to all children in the United States, which public health experts say is an abrupt, potentially dangerous change that ...

A doctor breaks down misinformation about vaccines and provides facts to parents deciding whether to vaccinate their children ...

The CDC's revamped Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) discussed shrinking the childhood vaccination schedule and setting up a working group to assess the safety of aluminum adjuvants ...

Federal health officials now recommend that children be routinely inoculated against 11 diseases, not 17, citing standards in other wealthy nations. By Apoorva Mandavilli See more of our coverage in ...