MedPage Today

CDC Now Advises Shared Decision-Making for Kids' COVID Shots

The CDC now advises shared clinical decision-making when it comes to COVID-19 shots for kids, a narrowing of its previous broad recommendation. The change follows an announcement by HHS Secretary ...
Talking Points Memo

‘Shared Decision-Making’ for Childhood Vaccines Sounds Empowering. But More ‘Choice’ Can Mean Less Access.

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published by The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. When federal health officials announced on ...
NPR

Here's how 'shared decision making' for childhood vaccines could limit access

In a major change in vaccine policy, the Trump administration recently dropped recommendations that all kids get six immunizations long considered routine. Instead, they're now in a category called ...
phillyvoice.com

'Shared decision-making' for childhood vaccines sounds empowering – but it may mean less access for some families

When federal health officials announced on Jan. 5 that they were taking six out of 17 vaccines off the childhood immunization schedule, they argued that the move would give parents and caregivers more ...
Medical Xpress

'Shared decision-making' for childhood vaccines sounds empowering, but it may mean less access for families

When federal health officials announced on Jan. 5, 2026, that they were taking six out of 17 vaccines off the childhood immunization schedule, they argued that the move would give parents and ...
The Conversation

‘Shared decision‑making’ for childhood vaccines sounds empowering – but it may mean less access for families already stretched thin

When federal health officials announced on Jan. 5, 2026, that they were taking six out of 17 vaccines off the childhood immunization schedule, they argued that the move would give parents and ...