CDC cuts universal child vaccine recommendations, including Covid and hepatitis

US cuts universal childhood vaccine recommendations, including Covid and hepatitis
An overhaul of US childhood immunisation guidelines has dropped the number of diseases children should be vaccinated against from 17 to 11.
The new list of recommended vaccines, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday, includes polio and measles vaccines, but others, like hepatitis A and B, and Covid vaccines, are recommended based on risk and "shared clinical decision-making" between doctors and parents, the announcement said.
US President Donald Trump praised the new recommendation saying it was "rooted in the gold standard of science".
However, the American Academy of Pediatrics criticised the recommendation, describing it as "dangerous and unnecessary."
The overhaul is the latest sweeping policy change made under the Trump administration spearheaded by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.
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