CDC cuts universal child vaccine recommendations, including covid and hepatitis

It cited Denmark's recommendation against 10 diseases as a model for the US. But that comparison was criticised by Dr. Andrew D. Racine, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics. "The United States is not Denmark, and there is no reason to impose the Danish immunization schedule on America's families. America is a unique country, and Denmark's population, public health infrastructure, and disease-risk differ greatly from our own." Denmark's population is around 6 million while the US has about 340 million people.

Republican Senator Bill Cassiday from Louisiana, who is a doctor, also criticised the new recommendation. "Changing the pediatric vaccine schedule based on no scientific input on safety risks and little transparency will cause unnecessary fear for patients and doctors, and will make America sicker," he said in a statement.