US health officials announced Monday an overhauled version of the vaccines recommended to infants and adolescents, shrinking the number of diseases for which vaccines should be administered from 17 to 11.
The decision follows a December 5, 2025 directive from President Donald Trump to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to review the US childhood vaccine schedule in comparison to those of wealthy, peer-nations such as Denmark, Germany, and Japan.