CDC Cuts Recommended Childhood Vaccines From 17 to 11

Is the CDC's vaccine schedule reduction a long-overdue safety reform, or a reckless dismantling of public health?
CDC Cuts Recommended Childhood Vaccines From 17 to 11
Above: The CDC headquarters in Atlanta. Image credit: Megan Varner/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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Establishment-critical narrative

This is a historic move by the CDC to slash the bloated childhood vaccine schedule, cutting roughly 55 routine doses that were never proven safe through long-term trials. This massive rollback finally admits what parents have known for years: America was hyper-vaccinating kids without adequate safety data, informed consent or meaningful debate. Aligning with international best practices restores parental choice and marks the first real step toward reversing decades of reckless schedule expansion.

Pro-establishment narrative

The CDC's dangerous dismantling of vaccine policy, under the advice of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., puts children at risk by stripping universal recommendations for critical vaccines based on politics rather than science. Professional medical societies are scrambling to fill the void left by this reckless federal abdication, but the damage is done: confusion will spread, vaccination rates will plummet and preventable diseases will surge. This isn't reform — it's sabotage of public health infrastructure.

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