Change in Vaccine schedule.

On January 5, 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cut the
number of recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11. The 11 recommended vaccines are
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular pertussis (whooping cough), Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib),
Pneumococcal conjugate, Polio, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Human papillomavirus (HPV), and
Varicella (chickenpox). The six vaccines that have been cut from the schedule are: rotavirus,
COVID-19, influenza, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and me