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US to drop childhood vaccine recommendations as it looks to Denmark, Washington Post reports

Federal health officials are weighing vaccine guidance and moving away from the CDC's current model of universal recommendations for childhood vaccination.

A nurse fills a syringe with a vaccine before administering an injection at a kids clinic in Kiev, Ukraine August 14, 2019
Highly contagious disease. Child with measles.

While scientists race to study spread of measles in US, Kennedy unravels hard-won gains

A sign of the CDC is seen on a podium during the meeting of the members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) advisory panel for vaccines convenes in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 25, 2025.

US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025.

US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website


Pfizer's COVID-19 shot causes mostly mild side effects in young kids - US CDC

The CDC reported that children were experiencing systemic side effects like fatigue and headache and only very few suffered from myocarditis.

 : A general view of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta

CDC cuts isolation time for asymptomatic COVID-19 cases to 5 days

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also said the asymptomatic people after isolation should follow five days of wearing a mask when around others.

 People queue to be tested for COVID-19 in Times Square, as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, US, December 20, 2021.

CDC recommends Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines over J&J's

The CDC's move came after its Advisory Committee on Immunization voted unanimously to make the recommendation in favor of the vaccines made by Moderna Inc and Pfizer /BioNTech over the J&J shot.

 Empty Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine vials for children aged 5-11 are seen in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, US, November 6, 2021.

COVID: First known US Omicron case found in fully vaccinated overseas traveler

The infected person was a traveler who returned to the United States from South Africa on Nov. 22 and tested positive seven days later and suffered mild symptoms, officials said.

Syringes with needles are seen in front of a displayed stock graph and words "Omicron SARS-CoV-2" in this illustration taken, November 27, 2021.

Confessions of a COVID-19 analyst: I'm unsure whether to vaccinate my kids - comment

It will take a couple more weeks until we have information on any unexpected side effects experienced by these children once they are fully vaccinated.

 YOUTH RECEIVE their COVID-19 vaccine at a Clalit center in Jerusalem in August.

US CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccine for young children

They said the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks of the vaccine.

 Health worker prepares a Covid-19 vaccine at a temporary Clalit health care center in Jerusalem, October 3, 2021.

Africa CDC virologist wins Boris Mints prize

Dr. John N. Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is a world-renowned virologist who hails from Cameroon.

 Dr. John N. Nkengasong

Fauci says vaccines for kids between 5-11 likely available in November

Advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will weigh in on recommendations for the vaccine at a meeting on November 2 and November 3, helping to inform a final decision.

 Dr. Anthony Fauci

People vaccinated against COVID-19 less likely to die of other causes - study

Those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna or J&J vaccines are less likely to die from non-COVID-related causes, a CDC study found.

 Health worker prepares a Covid-19 vaccine at a temporary Clalit health care center in Jerusalem, September 30, 2021.

Delta variant ‘descendant’ hits Israel – is it time to panic?

It is said there are currently 56 “descendants” of the Delta variant, and they are all spreading at different rates and in competition with one another. 

A mall in Israel opens up after the country's third coronavirus lockdown.