Rescheduled
The CDC’s New Year’s resolution: update childhood vaccine schedules.
On Monday, the germ-fighting org announced the changes, including:
- Reducing the number of universally recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11 (see the nixed six);
- Only recommending some shots (like RSV) to “high-risk groups”;
- And encouraging parents to consult healthcare providers for others (like rotavirus and COVID-19).
All 17 vaccines are still available and covered by insurance.
The revisions follow an HHS-led review of worldwide vaccine schedules, which says Uncle Sam recommends more childhood vaccines than “any other peer nation.” Secretary RFK Jr. said the updated approach—which reflects Denmark’s schedule—“protects children, respects families, and rebuilds trust in public health.”
Many healthcare professionals criticized the decision, arguing “there’s no scientific reason” Denmark’s recommendations are safer, and that previous U.S. guidelines were appropriate given factors like population.
ABOVE ALL, LOVE
Believers are called to treat everyone with love and respect—even those who have different ideas than you do about children’s health. When your desire to be right outgrows the desire to love others well, remember Christ’s compassion for us while we were still His enemies.
“For while we were still helpless, at the right time, Christ died for the ungodly. For rarely will someone die for a just person — though for a good person perhaps someone might even dare to die. But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:6-7 (CSB) (read full passage and see John 13:34-50)