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Routine vs. Risk-Based Vaccination

The CDC has dropped routine recommendations for six childhood vaccines, shifting decisions to parents and doctors despite decades of evidence showing the shots prevented millions of hospitalizations and tens of thousands of deaths.

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  • Arthur Allen

  • Jackie Fortiér

  • January 7, 2026

  • 8 min

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    The CDC has reduced the number of recommended childhood vaccines, removing six routine immunizations from universal recommendation.

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    Vaccines against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and rotavirus have prevented nearly 2 million hospitalizations and over 90,000 deaths in 30 years.

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    The new vaccination guidance emphasizes shared clinical decision-making, requiring parents to consult healthcare providers for certain vaccines.

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    Experts express concern that the changes may lead to increased hospitalizations and childhood suffering from preventable diseases.

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    Despite the changes, federal and private insurance will still cover vaccines that are no longer universally recommended.

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Routine vs. Risk-Based Vaccination

  • by Arthur Allen, Jackie Fortiér

  • January 7, 2026

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