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  1. American Academy of Pediatrics releases childhood vaccine recommendations that differ from CDC – CBS News

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    American Academy of Pediatrics releases childhood vaccine recommendations that differ from CDC

    By Jordan Freiman, Updated on: January 27, 2026 / 9:25 AM EST / CBS News

    The American Academy of Pediatrics released its recommendations for childhood vaccines on Monday, breaking significantly with the guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this month

    The AAP is continuing to recommend immunization against 18 diseases, including RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rotavirus, influenza and meningococcal disease. The CDC had reduced its recommendations for childhood vaccines to 11 diseases.

    “The AAP will continue to provide recommendations for immunizations that are rooted in science and are in the best interest of the health of infants, children and adolescents of this country,” AAP President Andrew Racine said in a statement.  

    Dr. Amanda Kravitz, a pediatrician at New York’s Weill Cornell Medicine, told “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil the AAP is “still recommending all of the vaccines that we have been recommending for many, many years.” 

    “So, there are no changes to the old vaccine schedule based on what the AAP is currently recommending,” Kravitz said.

    Both the AAP and CDC recommend vaccinating children against diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (whooping cough), Haemophilus influenzae type b(Hib), Pneumococcal conjugate, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, human papillomavirus (HPV) and varicella (chickenpox). Some vaccines, such as the MMR shot for measles, mumps and rubella, protect against multiple diseases.

    The CDC’s revised guidance recommended that only children in high-risk categories receive immunizations for RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue, meningococcal ACWY and meningococcal B. The AAP still recommends all of these, except for the dengue vaccine, which it only recommends for some children who are 9 to 16 years old, live in areas where the disease is endemic and have previously been infected. It also noted distribution of the dengue vaccine was discontinued in the U.S. last year due to low demand. 

    The CDC had also said parents of children not in high-risk groups who want to vaccinate against COVID-19, influenza, meningococcal disease, hepatitis A and hepatitis B should base that decision on “shared clinical decision-making” with physicians.

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  2. HHS Cuts Children’s Health Grants After Pediatric Association Criticizes RFK Jr.

    An internal HHS official flagged “identity-based language,” referencing a line discussing “racism and poverty.”

    murica.website/2025/12/hhs-cut

  3. HHS Cuts Children’s Health Grants After Pediatric Association Criticizes RFK Jr.

    An internal HHS official flagged “identity-based language,” referencing a line discussing “racism and poverty.”

    murica.website/2025/12/hhs-cut

  4. #PSA The American Academy of Pediatrics has announced that it will continue making public its own schedule of childhood vaccinations, after RFK Jr announced that he'll order a revision of the CDC's own schedules.

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  5. Parents Sue TikTok, Saying Children Died After Viewing ‘Blackout Challenge’ - The suit, involving girls ages 8 and 9, claims TikTok knew or should have known that its ... - nytimes.com/2022/07/06/technol #americanacademyofpediatrics #suitsandlitigation(civil) #computersandtheinternet #losangelescounty(calif) #childrenandchildhood #deaths(fatalities) #tiktok(bytedance) #socialmedia #youth

  6. COVID in children: Infections skyrocket 30X, now account for 30% of cases - Enlarge / A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 test to a child at the Austi... - arstechnica.com/?p=1794559 #americanacademyofpediatrics #coronavirus #children #covid-19 #pandemic #science #cases #delta

  7. Pediatricians push for speedy COVID vaccines for kids—but no jumping the gun - Enlarge / PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA - AUGUST 24: A father helps his 4-year-old son... - arstechnica.com/?p=1789536 #americanacademyofpediatrics #authorization #pediatricians #fdaapproval #off-label #children #covid-19 #vaccines #science #pfizer #fda

  8. CDC to issue new guidelines on reopening schools after Trump blowup - Enlarge / Schoolchildren wearing protective mouth masks and face shields attend a course in their c... more: arstechnica.com/?p=1690345 #americanacademyofpediatrics #infectiousdisease #publichealth #pediatrics #sars-cov-2 #covid-19 #pandemic #science #school #pence #trump