The CDC announced Monday that it updated its adult and child immunization schedules to apply individual-based decision-making to COVID-19 vaccination.
Oct. 6 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that it updated its adult and child immunization schedules to apply individual-based decision-making to COVID-19 vaccination.
The CDC also changed its recommendation for toddlers to get protection from chickenpox as a stand-alone immunization rather than in combination with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination. The varicella vaccine protects against the varicella-zoster virus that causes chickenpox and shingles.
«Informed consent is back», Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill said in a statement. «CDC’s 2022 blanket recommendation for perpetual COVID-19 boosters deterred health care providers from talking about the risks and benefits of vaccination for the individual patient or parent.
