The number of vaccination recommendations for U.S. children could drop to 11 from 17 if states follow revised immunization guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Jan. 5.

In 2023, the FDA and CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted in favor of recommending the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab (Beyfortus) for protecting a wide swath of at-risk infants from RSV. The second RSV monoclonal antibody clesrovimab (Enflonsia) received FDA approval in 2025.

Federal health officials upended the immunization schedule for American children this week. These are the diseases affected.

The flu vaccine was one that was taken off the list. What concerns Burson is that the vaccine can prevent serious illness in both kids and adults. The Influenza A strain is circulating now, and Burson said one study suggests that up to 25% of kids who get it will end up with a complication like sinus and ear infections and pneumonias.

United States healthcare leaders announced Monday they would be changing which vaccines would be recommended for children, cutting the number down from 17 to 11 and leaving

A federal government announcement this week dropping some vaccines from the list recommended for routine childhood immunization has drawn opposition from medical professionals nationwide and concern from the Wisconsin health department.

I spent most of my childhood sick at home because of my severe allergies. When I turned to immunization shots, I knew it would be a time commitment.

The state Health Department said in a news release the change was "not based on new scientific evidence or safety data."

A leading vaccine expert on what the country’s newly overhauled immunization schedule means for children