WA doctors weigh-in on CDC child vaccination changes
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The departure from federal guidelines will “help save lives and prevent infectious diseases”, according to state health officials.
The childhood vaccines that the CDC is dropping from the recommended scheduled have successfully beat back illness and death in children from rotavirus, hepatitis and other pathogens.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week reduced the number of recommended childhood vaccine recommendations, going from 17 to 11.
In the hubbub and widespread criticism that accompanied the CDC’s new recommended childhood vaccine schedule, released this week, one subtle change has gone mostly under the radar. It concerns the HPV vaccine,
California and other western states have clarified their recommendations for childhood vaccination schedules in the wake of new guidelines.
How many vaccinations your child gets from birth through 12th grade may soon change after the CDC issued new guidelines.
Local doctors are concerned about the new childhood vaccine guidelines issued by the CDC, with some pediatricians saying it is a step in the wrong direction and could impact the health of children.
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