The CDC's revised schedule reduces routine vaccines from 17 to 11 diseases, with some vaccines now for high-risk groups or under shared decision-making. Experts criticize the lack of transparency and consultation in the CDC's decision-making process, which bypassed the usual evidence-to-recommendation framework.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its website with a new stance on the potential link between vaccines and autism. The new wording on the CDC’s site now states, "The claim 'vaccines do not cause autism' is not an evidence-based ...

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Daskalakis is the former director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and is principal at Dr Demetre Consulting. Jernigan is the former director of the CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious ...

Hundreds of scientific studies have found no link between vaccines and autism. But some doctors say they're fielding more and more questions from parents on the topic. Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed the language on a ...

The CDC has caused outrage from many in the medical community after changing its webpage on Wednesday to include language that links vaccines to autism, despite numerous studies showing that there’s no link. At the top of the webpage, the CDC states that ...

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