Nicolas Hulscher, MPH@NicHulscher
🚨BREAKING: CDC SHRINKS ROUTINE CHILDHOOD VACCINE SCHEDULE BY ~55 DOSES🚨
The CDC just cut the ROUTINE childhood schedule from ~84–88 DOSES down to ~30. Here's what changed 👇
❌ REMOVED from “Routine for All Children”
• COVID
• Influenza
• Hep A
• Hep B (birth dose)
• Rotavirus
• Meningococcal (ACWY/B)
🔄 Reassigned to CDC categories:
• Shared clinical decision-making
• High-risk populations only
✅ These vaccines remain ROUTINE:
MMR, DTaP, Polio, Hib, Pneumococcal, Varicella
🔻 HPV reduced: 2 doses → 1
This is the largest rollback of ROUTINE childhood vaccination in U.S. history.