American Academy of Pediatrics releases childhood vaccine recommendations that differ from CDC
Source: CBS News
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.
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