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US Announces Fewer Childhood Vaccine Requirements—Trump: 'No Longer Require 72 Jabs for Healthy Children'

The US updates its childhood vaccine schedule, recommending fewer shots and emphasizing personalized decisions, sparking debate over public health and disease prevention.

International Business Times UK

MMRV: what families need to know about the UK’s new chickenpox vaccine

The UK has added chickenpox to the routine childhood vaccination schedule for the first time, using a combined MMRV jab that also protects against measles, mumps and rubella. Here’s what parents need to know.

The Conversation

Trump administration sparks midterms vaccine war

Democrats immediately slammed Trump's overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule.

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CDC Vaccine Schedule Changes Explained: What Parents Need to Know Right Now

CDC updates the childhood vaccine schedule after an international review. Here's what changed, what didn't, and what parents need to know now.

International Business Times UK

Trump again urges pregnant women to avoid Tylenol as the CDC slashes recommended vaccines for children

The messaging echoed a series of comments from September where the president falsely claimed the active ingredient in over-the-counter painkillers was tied to rising autism diagnoses

The Independent UK

High HPV vaccine uptake protects unvaccinated women

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Robert F Kennedy Jr's Vision Realised: Four Vaccines Dropped From Kids' Schedule

The US revises its childhood vaccine schedule, dropping four shots and advancing Robert F Kennedy Jr's long-term goal, sparking debate among parents and health experts.

International Business Times UK

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US government overhauls the childhood vaccine schedule in unprecedented move

Federal health officials are attempting to make the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule more like that of Denmark. Experts say the decision lacks scientific backing.

LiveScience

Here's what to know about the unprecedented changes to child vaccine recommendations

U.S. health officials have made unprecedented changes to childhood vaccine recommendations, alarming pediatricians and other medical experts

The Independent UK

Study finds school HPV vaccine also cuts cancer risk in unvaccinated women

Researchers have discovered new ‘herd effects’ of school-based vaccination programmes

The Independent UK

7 Vaccines No Longer Covered Under Certain Plans

For the last several years, vaccines have been one of the few items in healthcare that felt “truly free.” However, entering 2026, the landscape of...

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America’s pediatricians reel as government slashes vaccine requirements for children

Among those left on the recommended-for-everyone list are measles, whooping cough, polio, tetanus, chickenpox and HPV.

Fortune

US to slash routine vaccine recommendations for children in major change experts say creates doubt

Jabs to prevent influenza, rotavirus, RSV and other vaccines are no longer fully recommended

The Guardian - US

US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child

The U.S. has taken the unprecedented step of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child -- leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to choose but without clear guidance

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Trump, RFK dramatically overhaul child vaccine schedule

The move is a public health gamble that assumes children's health won't be endangered.

International Business Times UK

King Charles, Princess Kate Targeted by 'Cruel and Dangerous' Vaccine Cancer Conspiracy

King Charles and Princess Kate fight back against 'dangerous' vaccine conspiracy theories following recent cancer diagnoses.

The Guardian - US

US sees spike in flu cases in December, after most severe season since 2018

Not clear whether more people will get the flu this season, but more than 3,100 people have died in last year in US

International Business Times UK

Free Chickenpox Jabs Start Across UK as NHS Adds Vaccine to Routine Childhood Schedule

NHS launches free chickenpox vaccine programme today, protecting 500,000 UK children annually through MMRV jab whilst saving families £150.

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Evening Standard

Chickenpox vaccine to be rolled out on NHS for first time

Youngsters across the UK will now be offered the vaccine along with the MMR jab, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella

The Guardian - UK

Ignore the sceptics: with this new vaccine, chickenpox could become a thing of the past

Thousands develop serious complications from the varicella virus. Today the NHS rolls out a new jab, alongside measles, mumps and rubella, says health secretary Wes Streeting

The Guardian - UK

UK children to get chickenpox vaccine with measles, mumps and rubella jab

NHS to administer combined immunisation in move in line with approach in US, Canada, Australia and Germany

The Independent UK

Chicken pox vaccine: How and where to get children free jab as NHS rollout begins

Chicken pox is usually mild but it can cause serious complications including chest infections and fits

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on mRNA vaccines: they are the future – with or without Donald Trump

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we examine how the White House’s war on vaccines has left the future of a key technology uncertain and up for grabs

The Independent UK

Child death toll rises from flu in US as surging cases have some states breaking grim records

Hospitalizations have nearly doubled from 9,944 to 19,053 from week of December 13 to week of December 20

The Independent UK

Children from struggling families to be offered at-home vaccines in £2m scheme

The initiative will focus on families who have ‘fallen through the cracks’

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