Federal recommendations for a handful of vaccines have already changed during President Donald Trump’s second term. More changes could be on the way, under a new directive from Trump for health officials to review vaccine schedules from other countries.
While the United States as of January recommended children receive vaccines against 18 diseases, Denmark only recommends vaccinations for 10 diseases, the president noted. He also pointed to schedules in Japan and Germany that target fewer diseases than the United States.
Here’s more on Trump’s memorandum and which recommendations could be changed.
Trump’s Directive to RFK Jr., CDC
Trump’s Dec. 5 memo directs Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and acting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Jim O’Neill to “review best practices from peer, developed countries for core childhood vaccination recommendations—vaccines recommended for all children—and the scientific evidence that informs those best practices.”…