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HHS curtails childhood vaccination schedule

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
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Department of Health and Human Services officials announced Monday that they have curtailed the number of vaccines recommended to be given to children, modeling guidance on the Danish childhood vaccine schedule.

A person familiar with the change confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s recommendations are effective immediately, cutting the number of immunizations children receive from 18 down to 11.

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