The childhood vaccination schedule now has a new look after the CDC reduced the recommended vaccines from 17 to 11.It's a move supporters say more closely aligns healthcare in the United States with other world powers.

President Trump praised the “common sense” announcement by federal health officials Monday to stop recommending childhood vaccination for six illnesses.

Health experts are urging vaccination as a winter flu surge claims lives across the country — including young children.

Rochelle Walensky, who served as director of the CDC under President Biden, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to weigh in on the agency's announcement that it had scaled back its recommendations for childh

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cuts childhood vaccine recommendations from 18 to 11 diseases as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addresses declining vaccination adherence.

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday shows a massive spike in flu activity nationwide.

Public health officials are sounding the alarm about a rapid escalation in flu cases nationwide. This, as CDC data suggests that most states are now experiencing "high" or "very high" flu activity, with increase cases and hospitalizations,

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed there is "no scientific evidence" the flu vaccine prevents hospitalizations or death in children, despite previous CDC guidance.