Insurance companies will still be required to fully cover all childhood vaccines on the CDC schedule, including those now designated as optional.
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Authorities at the CDC are now calling this year's flu season "moderately severe," with an estimated 11 million illnesses in the U.S. so far.
The Department of Health and Human Services is overhauling the immunization schedule for children. NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar breaks down which vaccines have been left off the list and the recommendations for each risk group.
More than 90% of the H3N2 infections analyzed were a new version -- known as the subclade K variant ...
The CDC's recommendations are effective immediately, cutting the number of immunizations children receive from 18 down to 11.
The changes announced Monday are effective immediately.
U.S. childhood immunization schedule reduced to 11 diseases from 18 under new CDC guidelines in major overhaul.
CDC announces major changes to U.S. childhood vaccine schedule, cutting the number of shots recommended for American children. Read more here.
The new CDC recommendations suggest reducing the number of vaccinations all children should receive.
The Department of Health and Human Services has updated the childhood immunization schedule to recommend 10, rather than 17, shots for kids.