Realigning United States Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations With Best Practices From Peer, Developed Countries
Directs federal health agencies to realign childhood vaccine recommendations
What it does
Federal agencies must align child and adolescent immunization actions, funding, and coverage with the CDC-adopted vaccine schedule after ACIP review.
Real-world impact
- May provide more flexibility for parents and doctors on timing and sequencing of routine shots.
- Keeps no-cost coverage for schedule vaccines by private and public programs.
- Provides state officials scientific assessment to inform state vaccination laws.
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Summary
This order directs federal health leaders to use a scientific assessment comparing U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations with peer countries and to update the child and adolescent vaccine schedule to reflect those findings while preserving access to current vaccines and protecting religious freedom and parental authority.
Federal agencies must align their actions, funding, and coverage with the vaccine schedule recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and adopted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The order keeps no-cost coverage for schedule vaccines and asks the Department of Health and Human Services to share the assessment with State officials.
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