PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — On Tuesday, the West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA), a coalition of west-coast states and Hawaii, emphasized its commitment to the American Academy of Pediatrics-recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule.
This announcement came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced is revision of the schedule, which would in turn reduce the amount of vaccinations recommended to children.
The memo, which is written by three different doctors including Dr. Mehmet Oz, advises the CDC to only recommend respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue, meningococcal ACWY, and meningococcal B vaccines to high-risk children, and to only provide rotavirus, covid-10, influenza, meningococcal disease, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines if a doctor recommends them…