EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new recommendations this week that change how childhood vaccines are categorized, reducing the number of shots it broadly recommends for all children. Federal health officials say the update is intended to better align U.S. guidance with recommendations used in other developed countries.
Under the new guidance, the CDC reduced the number of vaccines it broadly recommends for all children from about 17 to 11. The agency now places childhood vaccines into three categories, those recommended for all children, those recommended for high-risk children, and those left to shared decision-making between parents and doctors.
Vaccines that are no longer broadly recommended for every child include seasonal flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A and B, and RSV…