Federal health officials announced an unprecedented shift in the childhood vaccine schedule Monday, reducing the number of shots the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends for

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CDC revises childhood vaccine schedule, reducing recommended vaccinations from 17 to 11 to align with developed nations.