Changes in vaccine rules
A major change has been made in the rules for vaccination of children in America. America CDC has issued new guidelines regarding this. The number of mandatory vaccines for children has been reduced from 17 to 11. 6 types of vaccines have been removed from the vaccination program. Although health experts have different opinions regarding this, the US Health Department has implemented this rule in the entire country. Now only 11 vaccines are necessary for children.
According to CDC’s new guidelines, children in America can now be vaccinated against measles, whooping cough, tetanus, rubella, mumps diphtheria, Hib infection, pneumococcal disease, chickenpox and human papilloma virus. Vaccination Will be done. Every child will definitely get all these vaccines. At the same time, some vaccines will be administered according to the risk factor. These include hepatitis A and B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), dengue and meningococcal ACWY and meningococcal vaccine. These will be administered to those who are suspected of having these diseases. These vaccines will be administered according to the risk of disease in the child.
Doctors will decide whether to get these vaccines or not
There are some vaccines for which the doctor will decide whether these vaccines will be given or not. These include Corona virus vaccine and Rotavirus vaccine. Regarding these vaccines, CDC has said that now this decision will be taken on the mutual consent of parents and doctors. This is not mandatory in everyone. If parents want, they can get them fitted, but doctor’s advice is necessary for this.
CDC says that the rules made regarding vaccination are based on gold standard science. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has termed this change as dangerous and unnecessary. AAP says that this has reduced the number of necessary vaccines which can be dangerous for the health of children.
Insurance coverage currently continues
The CDC has made it clear that insurance coverage for vaccines that remain recommended until the end of 2025 will continue. But there remains uncertainty regarding the future policy. The department says it compared the US with 20 countries including Britain, Canada, Denmark and Australia and found that the US is an exception globally in terms of the number of diseases and the number of vaccines. The department has included Denmark’s recommendation against 10 diseases as a model for the US.