(FOX 5/KUSI) — After the U.S. announced changes to the number of vaccines recommended for children, families were left with the option to make their own decisions about their child’s health, but also with limited medical guidance.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rolled back the number of recommended vaccines for children on Monday.
It now recommends that each child get vaccinated against 11 diseases, but no longer recommends getting vaccinations against flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A and B, some forms of meningitis or RSV for the broader younger population.
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Instead, protections against those diseases are recommended only for groups deemed “high risk,” or when doctors recommend them in “shared decision-making” with families…