The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released its 2026 childhood and adolescent immunization schedule, which continues to recommend routine protection against 18 diseases. The AAP's schedule ...

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It comes after the American Academy of Pediatrics released its immunization schedule for 2026, which significantly differs from the schedule already put out by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Dr. Manisha Juthani, Connecticut’s public health commissioner, speaks at a media briefing at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford on Sept. 24, 2025. Credit: Donald Eng / CTNewsJunkie Hartford, ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics released its recommendations for childhood vaccines on Monday, breaking significantly with the guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Every person who gets their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine gets a memento of sorts — a vaccine card. But an official COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card actually serves an important purpose. It helps ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics says they will not follow the advice of the federal government. The federal Centers for Disease Control changed its vaccine recommendations for children. The ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Andrew Racine, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, why the group is breaking with the CDC on vaccine recommendations for children.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued an updated childhood vaccine schedule, which clashes with recently revised recommendations set by the CDC. The AAP’s vaccine guidance more closely ...

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