Jan. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday announced that it is changing its childhood vaccination schedule to align with other developed nations.
The change, which is based on the vaccine practices in 20 "peer, developed nations," most specifically Denmark, is aimed at reducing the number of vaccines and vaccine doses that children in the United States receive based on what officials at the Department of Health and Human Services say is too high a count of shots.
"After an exhaustive review of the evidence, we are aligning the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule with international consensus while strengthening transparency and informed consent," HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said in a press release.
"This decision protects children, respects families and rebuilds trust in public health," he said.
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