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As you may have heard on January 5th, 2026 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made some pretty major changes to the CDC's recommended childhood vaccine schedule. They removed 5 vaccines and reduced the overall number of doses, which at one time was up to 80 doses when you include annual flu and covid shots and doses during pregnancy.
At the same time, Massachusetts has changed its laws, with no public input, so we no longer look to the CDC's ACIP schedule for our vaccine recommendations. According to a January 14th, 2026 press release from Governor Healey, "The state continues to recommend the full routine pediatric vaccination schedule endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), rather than adopt the recent changes issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."
This makes things more than a little confusing. We created this graphic to help decipher these changes and what they mean for you.
Something very important to keep in mind is that a RECOMMENDATION is not a REQUIREMENT. There is no law requiring vaccination except as a condition for attending public or private school or licensed daycare.
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