Trump HHS Cuts Recommended Vaccines for Children from 17 To 10

Calvin Freiburger : Jan 7, 2026
LifeSiteNews.com

The Trump admin announced a major revision of the CDC's childhood vaccine schedule, though the list still includes one dose of the HPV vaccine, among others.

[LifeSiteNews.com] The US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced on Monday an overhaul of the federal childhood immunization schedule, reducing the number of vaccine recommendations for children from 17 to 10. (Image: Pexels)

"Last month, President Trump asked me to review the immunization schedules of other developed nations and consider their best practices," Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O'Neill announced. "I had productive conversations with my peers in the health ministries of Japan, Denmark, and Germany. Scientists at FDA, CDC, NIH, CMS, and ASPE also contributed to a scientific assessment and recommendation, in addition to enlightening conversations about evidence gaps and randomized trials. I'm grateful to all of them for their excellent work."

"Parents who think that more than 80 doses per child is too many may now consider giving their children the ten vaccines in the international consensus of 20 nations, plus the varicella vaccine," he added. "For other diseases, [the CDC] recommends immunization for high-risk groups or through shared clinical decision-making when population-wide benefits cannot be clearly defined."

"All vaccines that were covered by insurance under the prior schedule remain covered," O'Neill assured the public. "Children can still receive the same vaccines at no out-of-pocket cost through private insurance and federal health programs."

According to a fact sheet released by the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), the new recommendations endorse "all vaccines for which there is consensus among peer nations." Specifically, the government will continue to recommend that all children receive vaccination against "diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (whooping cough), Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Pneumococcal conjugate, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, and human papillomavirus (HPV), for which there is international consensus, as well as varicella (chickenpox)." Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

Additionally, recommended HPV vaccine doses have been reduced from two to one, although questions remain as to why it is still being recommended at all, given HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that cannot be acquired through casual contact...

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