Forbes January 6, 2026
The Trump administration cut the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule from 17 vaccines to 11 on Monday, its most consequential vaccine policy change to date. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control no longer recommends routinely vaccinating children against six deadly diseases: hepatitis A, hepatitis B, influenza, meningitis, RSV and rotavirus.
Families will still be able to get these vaccines, but it will likely become more difficult. The new recommendations call for families to consult with their doctors to determine if their children are at high risk of developing these diseases, but many Americans have limited access to healthcare. Plus, the diseases removed from the vaccination schedule are highly transmissible to unvaccinated individuals, so there’s no medical or scientific justification to limit...
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