Nine States Unite in Northeast to Challenge CDC’s New Vaccine Use Recommendations
In response to recent changes made to vaccine use recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nine northeastern states and New York City have formally established the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, a regional partnership they say is intended to improve coordination of […]
California, Oregon and Washington Governors Form New “Health Alliance” to Challenge CDC’s New Vaccine Use Recommendations
Responding to new federal vaccine recommendations, on Sept. 3, 2025 California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), Oregon Governor Tina Kotek (D), and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson(D) announced they are launching a new West Coast Health Alliance in response to recent changes made to vaccine use recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of […]
AAP and CDC Disagree on Vaccine Use Recommendations
Following new childhood vaccine use recommendations issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released its own childhood vaccine schedule that differs from the CDC’s new recommendations.1 Citing “evidence based” guidelines, the AAP issued a press release stating, “It (the AAP childhood vaccine schedule) differs […]
Some States Take Action to Separate Access to Vaccines from Federal Recommendations
As U.S. federal government vaccine policy shifts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the direction of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., some state legislators are proposing legislation that separates access to vaccines from federal vaccine use recommendations.1 Under HHS Secretary Kennedy, sweeping changes have already […]
Survey Finds Most U.S. Parents, Pregnant Women Reject CDC’s Vaccine Schedule
A survey from researchers at Emory University and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that only 35 to 40 percent of pregnant women and parents of young children in the United States intend to accept all government recommended vaccines.1 The survey was published as a research letter in the JAMA Network […]
Study Shows Declining Childhood Vaccination Rates in U.S.
A study published recently in the journal Pediatrics showed that in 2019 more than one in six children in the United States aged 19 to 35 months old did not receive all of the doses of vaccines recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1 The study examined the vaccination uptake rates […]