The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has updated the childhood immunization schedule to recommend 10, rather than 17, shots for children.

Trump signed a directive on Dec. 5 ordering the agency to examine best practices from “peer, developed nations” on their childhood vaccination schedules. Following the review, HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill signed a memorandum updating the U.S. schedule on Monday.

The new schedule varies from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s child and adolescent schedule which was updated at the end of 2024, recommending 17 immunizations for all children.

A senior HHS official told reporters on a press call that the action doesn’t remove vaccines from availability.........

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