OB-GYN Trade Group Breaks with CDC and Makes Own Maternal Vaccination Recommendations
The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) has split from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the first time ever, releasing its own 2026 recommended maternal vaccine schedule.1 2 The new schedule is endorsed by 13 medical societies and health organizations including the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and […]
Upcoming ACIP Meeting to Focus on COVID-19 Shot Injuries
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are scheduled to meet on Mar. 18-19, 2026 to discuss the injuries to people who received COVID-19 shots and the matter of safety monitoring related to the shots, particularly with regard to the development of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart […]
Texas Attorney General Investigates Doctors Receiving Money Incentives to Vaccinate Children
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced that his office has opened an investigation into financial incentives connected to doctors administering vaccines to children. Paxton said the probe will examine pediatricians, insurers, vaccine manufacturers, and other entities that may have engaged in deceptive or unlawful conduct by failing to disclose financial incentives tied to the […]
AAP Issues Its Own Recommended Childhood Vaccine Schedule
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released its own recommended childhood vaccine guidance, breaking with updated recommendations issued earlier this month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1 On Jan. 6, 2026, the CDC formally updated the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule, introducing changes as to how vaccines are categorized and recommended. […]
FDA Requires Vaccine Makers to Include Febrile Seizure Warning on Flu Shot Labels
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified six influenza vaccine manufacturers on Jan. 9, 2026 that they must add a warning about the risk of febrile (fever) seizures to their product information labels, citing newly identified postmarketing safety data. The notices, issued under the FDA’s statutory authority to mandate safety labeling changes, were sent […]
CDC Changes Recommendations for Six Childhood Vaccines
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced updates to the national childhood vaccine schedule involving six vaccines (rotavirus, COVID-19, influenza, meningococcal disease, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B) following a presidential memorandum directing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to review and revise its recommendations. The changes clarify which vaccines […]