U.S. Recommends Fewer Child Vaccines

By The Banner News Team • January 27, 2026 • Updated June 23, 2026

From the Jan 27, 2026 e-Edition

On January 5, 2026, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new child and adolescent immunization schedule, reducing the number of recommended vaccines from 15 to 11 and the number of diseases targeted from 18 to 11.

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