Forbes January 6, 2026
Updated, Jan. 6: This story, originally published on Jan. 3, has been edited to include information about the Jan. 5 changes to the CDC’s childhood vaccination schedule.
Robert F. Kennedy’s Department of Health and Human Services on Monday reduced the number of diseases that it recommends vaccinating all children against. Six of the 17 diseases dropped from the schedule include hepatitis A and B, influenza, meningitis, respiratory syncytial virus and rotavirus. These are now only recommended for “high risk” children or under a framework called shared clinical decision-making in which parents consult a healthcare provider about whether the vaccines are appropriate.
Public health experts and pediatricians have criticized the changes, which the administration made without input from the public or...
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