Guest Post by John-Michael Dumais
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its 2024 vaccine schedules, which include at least 76 total doses of 18 vaccines for children 0-18. Experts criticized the expanded schedule for the lack of safety or efficacy testing of vaccines.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending more vaccines and vaccine doses across the board for children, pregnant women and adults, according to the agency’s 2024 immunization schedule.
The updated schedule triggered a flurry of news and reactions in recent days. However, the CDC released the updated schedule in September — months earlier than usual, to speed up insurance payments for newly recommended vaccines, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported.
The 2024 schedules include newly authorized recommendations for preventing COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), flu and pneumococcal disease.
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