After federal health officials on Monday reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 diseases to 11, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced no modifications to immunization schedules or vaccine availability for residents.
State guidelines for childhood vaccine availability and dosing remain in place, according to the county.
On Monday the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced changes to childhood vaccine recommendations. The 11 remaining diseases recommended for vaccination are diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis or whooping cough, polio, haemophilus influenza type b or hib, pneumococcal disease, measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox and HPV with one vaccine dose instead of two…