By AZ Mirror
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 will sow confusion among families.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that the agency now recommends vaccines against 11 diseases instead of the 17 previously suggested under America’s childhood vaccine schedule. Acting Director Jim O’Neill says the decision is based on a “comprehensive scientific assessment,” though the agency publicly bypassed a key federal vaccine panel that has long voted on recommendations that shape vaccine policy.
