The Brief
- The Center for Disease Control reduced its list of standard vaccinations for children from 17 to 11.
- Hepatitis, flu and COVID-19 shots are no longer on the list of recommended vaccines. Chickenpox, measles, and tetanus remain.
- Local health leaders called the move “outrageous” and not based in science.
DALLAS – The head of Dallas County Health and Human Services is calling out federal officials for eliminating some universal vaccine recommendations for children.
What we know:
A day after the Center for Disease Control announced a reduced list of standard vaccinations for children from 17 to 11, the Dallas County HHS director said federal officials made the wrong call.
Chickenpox, measles, and tetanus are still on the list. But some shots have more restrictions: the flu, COVID-19 and hepatitis A & B shots will now only be recommended for children who are considered “high risk.”…